Miss Congeniality
July 28, 2009 by Beauty Tips
Can the fbis dirty harriet be transformed into a poised and gracious miss united states pageant contestant? the hilarious answer unfolds when a rough tomboyish agent who doesnt have a beauty-pageant bone in her body goes undercover to ferret out a terrorist. Studio: Ingram Entertainment Release Date: 09/14/2004 Starring: Sandra Bullock Benjamin Bratt Run time: 109 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Donald Petrie
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5 Stars Hilarious comedy of the ugly duckling turning into a swan
FBI agent Gracie Hart (played by the fantastic Sandra Bullock) is a real tomboy. In her own words, “I don’t own a dress, I don’t even own a brush”. Yet when a letter comes from a serial criminal calling himself The Citizen, threatening the Miss United States pageant, FBI Agent Eric Matthews (Benjamin Bratt) must find an undercover female field agent under thirty-five who looks good in a bikini and isn’t on Maternity Leave. His only choice boils down to Hart, who’s violently reluctant to take the assignment. She becomes Miss New Jersey, the FBI finding out and ready to expose the original winner because of her appearance in an “adult film”.
They notify the pageant director Kathy Morningside (Candice Bergan) and pageant Master Of Ceremonies Stan Fields (William Shatner) to assist them in fixing the pageant so that undercover Gracie makes it into the top 5. But Gracie needs a lot of polish before taking on the assignment. Kathy Morningside puts Matthews and Hart in touch with Victor Melling (the amazing Michael Caine) who is a long time, respected pageant consultant. Victor has only 24 hours to make tomboy Gracie into a beauty queen. Miraculously, Victor accomplishes his task, muttering to himself, “My God, I’m good!”.
Once undercover, Gracie discovers that both Stan Fields and Kathy Morningside have been fired, the pageant wanting to cater to a younger audience and use younger public figures. When the DNA evidence suggests a woman licked the Citizen’s envelope, Gracie suspects Kathy Morningside. But the Citizen is caught halfway through the pageant, and FBI director MacDonald (Ernie Hudson) wants to pull all the agents off the case. Grace refuses, knowing deep down that something is wrong and the girls are in danger. She continues alone, without her badge and gun, to capture whoever it is threatening the girls; who’ve gotten underneath her tough exterior and become her friends.
The cast of ‘Miss Congeniality’ is what makes the movie such a success. Bullock and Caine work well together, each delivering superb performances. The humor is light and frequent, so the show keeps you laughing all the way through. This is one of my favorite comedies, being a hardcore Sandra Bullock fan. It’s very difficult to make Sandra Bullock “ugly”, and the decision to go with “tomboy” instead worked very well. “Where am I going to put my gun?” Gracie asks, after finally accepting the assignment, and being told she HAS to wear the bathing suit. “Nowhere I want to know about,” answers Matthews.
A little piece of trivia from the IMDB database: the dress that Sandra Bullock wore when she’s coming out of the hanger was made out of rubber bands; when it was off, the whole dress fit in the palm of her hand. Sexy! This is a hilariously funny movie with a sweet touch of innocence, yet it manages not to become saccharine. It’s a great pick-me-up if you’re feeling blue. Even though I’m a horror movie buff, you have to cater to your lighter side every so often. I highly recommend this movie; it’s definitely worth a purchase. Enjoy!
5 Stars Great Deal!
I got a great deal on this DVD. It was delivered in good time and good condition.
5 Stars Miss Congeniality? Miss Fabulous!
I purchased “Miss Congeniality” as a birthday gift for a friend. We had so much fun watching it together. There is action, comedy, romance, and just good clean fun. Sandra Bullock is outstanding! A better gift I couldn’t have gotten.
4 Stars Miss Congeniality
This was purchased as a Christmas gift for my grandson, who had seen it before and requested it. Apparently, he enjoyed the movie or wouldn’t have asked for it for Christmas….
5 Stars Perfect Transaction
Went very smoothly. Timely receipt and just as described. I recommend this Seller highly!
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