The plot is the usual midlevel commercial comedy mishmash: a clear, easily digested and wildly implausible concept accessorised with hit-or-miss bits of physical and verbal humour, a fizz of light love trouble, and a barrage of huggy, uplifting moments at the end.

Legally Blonde is made almost worthwhile by Reese Witherspoon, who may be the Doris Day of our drab age. She plays Elle Woods, a Los Angeles sorority queen who follows her undeserving boyfriend to Harvard Law School, where she turns out not to be the airhead everyone mistakes her for. Indeed, Elle — not to mention Ms. Witherspoon — seems a good deal smarter than the movie itself, which stumbles when it should accelerate and turns gooey when it should be sharp. Catch Legally Blonde on Zee Studio on 8 March at 9 pm

Starring: Reese Witherspoon and Luke Wilson