Miss Congeniality

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Miss Congeniality

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Miss Congeniality

Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, Christopher Shea, Ernie Hudson, Heather Burns, Marco Perella, Melissa De Sousa, Michael Caine, Sandra Bullock, Steve Monroe, Wendy Raquel Robinson, William Shatner

It's a good thing Sandra Bullock knows her strengths and weaknesses, because without Bullock as star and producer, Miss Congeniality would be an insufferable mess as opposed to being a mildly e...( read more  read more... )njoyable trifle that is custom-made for Bullock's established screen persona. Only Bullock's fans could really appreciate this fluff (even then they'll wish its ripe premise had been more intelligently handled), but it's not without some highlights to accompany Bullock's reliable charms. Here she plays clumsy, nerdy FBI agent Gracie Hart, who is given the horrific pseudonym Gracie Lou Freebush (one example of the movie's juvenile tendencies) when assigned to infiltrate a beauty pageant to investigate threats of a terrorist attack.

Transforming Bullock from frumpy to stunning is a piece of cake (although she gives pageant coach Michael Caine a run for his money), so the movie's premise is trivial at best. More enjoyable is her character's uncouth disdain for pageant contestants and her mistaken perception that they're all a bunch of bimbos. The movie nicely charts Gracie's realization that her own pageant makeover provides a much-needed ego boost. In addition to Caine's effortless scene-stealing, pageant host William Shatner and organizer Candice Bergen are smart choices for comedic support (Shatner's a perfect Bert Parks wannabe), but the movie desperately needs a credible foundation for its comedy to really pay off. Bullock's bureau boss (Benjamin Bratt) is an unconvincing dimwit, and none of the plotting is as smart as say Beverly Hills Cop in combining procedure with laughs. That leaves Bullock to carry the burden of a comedy that just barely works in her favor. --Jeff Shannon

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  • magnum32004
    October 31, 2007
    magnum32004
    Sandra Bullock is funny as well as tough as nails.
  • SirPant
    September 22, 2009
    SirPant
    Who would have thought Sandra Bullock was so beautiful without her hair up and in glasses. Well I?ll be damned!
  • Chiefilms
    July 1, 2009
    Chiefilms
    Good idea and characters, goofy and cheesy but it is an enjoyable movie.
  • danperry17
    March 29, 2009
    danperry17
    Sandra Bullock does her best J.Lo. in a role I can only hope that the latter turned down: it might have been all that made this movie watchable. Fun for a rainy afternoon with complementary work by Candice Bergen and Michael Caine (not to mention the King Ham, William Shatner), b...( read more)ut formulaic and a little vacuous all in all.
  • mwilliams078
    September 20, 2008
    mwilliams078
    Miss Congeniality, starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, and Candice Bergen is a funny movie.

    Sandra Bullock plays a detective whom is undercover at a beauty pageant. She is rogh around the edges and that is being nice. It is a funny movie and a good rental.
  • alvarogonzalez1975
    December 7, 2009
    alvarogonzalez1975
    Saben, me gusta ella, no me importa la película...
  • david3042
    December 1, 2009
    david3042
    Kinda decent for what it is.
  • musicinsurie89
    November 30, 2009
    musicinsurie89
    I love this story... Policewomen become beautiful miss world.. Sandra bullock really energetic and funny in this movie.. Good job!!
  • just1rachel
    November 25, 2009
    just1rachel
    Sandra Bullock is simply amazing! Gosh, I love her! She was soooooooooo funny!
  • sandraf12000
    November 21, 2009
    sandraf12000
    Sandra Bullock as Beauty Queen. great movie
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