21. “I taught Bruiser how to shop online. I think I can handle Congress.”
With its political plot and abundance of red, white, and blue style moments, “Legally Blonde 2” could have just as well been called “Ms. Woods Goes To Washington.” (Recall, Elle and Emmett actually do watch the James Stewart-starring movie from 1939 while wedding planning long distance.) It’s a fitting follow-up framework that results in some excellent moments from Elle, as the impassioned litigator fights to end cosmetic animal testing at a national level.
Donning stars and stripes, she kicks off her patriotic sequel declaring, “I taught Bruiser how to shop online. I think I can handle Congress.” It’s a solid joke, on par with Paulette’s earlier “You look like the Fourth of July! It makes me want a hot dog real bad.”