Blonde Ambition- New Chick Flick on DVD

Posted by Devin

January 28, 2008

Blonde Ambition
On Video: Tuesday, Jan. 22

Director: Scott Marshall
MPAA: PG-13
Starring: Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Willie Nelson, Andy Dick

“Blonde Ambition” follows the story of Oklahoma native Katie (Jessica Simpson). Her fiancée, Billy heads off to the Big Apple to pursue his modeling career leaving Katie at home to plan their upcoming nuptials. A surprise visit to New York ends with Katie’s discovery of Billy’s change of affections. Katie decides to extend her visit, she moves in with her cousin (Rachael Leigh Cook) and is offered an executive assistiant job at Connelly & Connelly. Her new job is not one based on her own merit unless you consider Katie’s naivety merit. VP of Connelly & Connelly, Debra, has devised a plan to use innocent Katie as a way to promote herself to President. Did I mention, Katie’s Pap Paw (Willie Nelson) runs a business back home and is having a hard time with his mortgage. Debra sees fit to manipulate Katie with her kind gesture of buying Pap Paw’s deed to his store. Meanwhile, charming Katie has caught the eye of Ben (Luke Wilson) who works in the mailroom. Ben comes to Katie’s aid several times as she tries to keep up with her fast-paced job. The climax of “Blonde Ambition” features Ben and Katie pulling off a huge presentation that exposes Debra’s scheme and saves the President’s job.

Ok..so that is the plot…but here are some of the harsh realities to this movie. “Blonde Ambition” premiered in Texas on Dec. 21, 2007. Making just under 2K, the movie was sent straight to DVD. It is evident to the viewer as soon as we see that Joe Simpson is a producer (see opening credits during bus station scene) that this movie was written for Jessica Simpson. It comes off so weird that this seems like a necessary career move for Jessica. Watch the bonus features to get an even better idea of the aim of “Blonde Ambition.” The movie even has a cameo of her own hairdresser Ken Paves where he puts Jessica Simpson’s own brand of hair-extension in her hair.
Does Jessica Simpson really need this type of self-promotion? She’s beautiful, a talented singer, and has a true innocence that is likeable. It is totally ok that she didn’t know Chicken of the Sea was Tuna…it’s counter intuitive and we have all been there.

All that said, I did enjoy this movie (even my husband liked it…. more so than “Suburban Girl”) but it would have been so much better without the blatant self-promotion. The movie is funny and Jessica Simpson plays a likable goof ball. Hopefully, her chick flick future is brighter and Luke Wilson swears to never do another movie with “Blonde” in the title.