Livestonth
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Suman Roberson
It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.
Candida
It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
alexanderasam
Sandra Bullock is one of the top Comedy Actresses
yet she has shown power as a dramatic star (BLIND SIDE)
She knows comedy, has great timing, and though sometimes her characters are a bit extreme or daffy, she comes off as very smart. Someone we can watch and laugh with, who brings us joy and realize we have watched a terrific actress.The movie is a delight, with the deadpan Caine, Shatner, and Bergen
sometimes stealing the show. So much fun, I have no idea why this has a low rating...we don't have very many good comedies to watch.Sammy
TownRootGuy
It has the usual failing most ugly duckling / Cinderella / Pygmalion / My Fair Lady shows share, at no point is the heroine not gorgeous. It's insulting and yet I don't hate not having to see the ugly, "Before" version of the star. Yes, I'm shallow and part of this problem.This show has hotties everywhere, a great cast AND it fumbles and stumbles its way through the funny to hilarious effect.It is a good show and well worth seeing. I can easily watch this every 3 - 5 years.
stormhawk2018
Sandra Bullock again delights us with a good comedy, this time massively backed by the public, which led to the realization of a sequel.This movie is made for her, and she is worth it. It totally takes the weight of the plot and full of humor and spontaneity. Far from films like "Big Momma's House" or "White Chicks", "Miss Congeniality" has gags great, both physical and verbal. And is that the Bullock is an expert in the art of making laugh, so much that his interpretation in this film earned him his second Golden Globe nomination for Best Comedy Actress, with much merit since they are never nominated for performances in such films a bit serious.The transformation of a rude FBI agent into a refined Miss is hilarious, and the plot of the film is not very silly, the tape does not fall into the gross humor, or in situations too ridiculous, so it is very hilarious and funny, but not a bomb.As a side note the always effective Michael Caine and Heather Burns (the little blonde Miss who befriends) who dominate the mood almost as well as Sandra. On the other hand Benjamin Bratt as always in his line of puppet that does not contribute absolutely nothing to the tape, honestly the race like actor of this lad is never going to take off ....The American critics applauded the performance of Sandra and the audience went massively to the cinema, everything is said. One of the best films in the Bullock's career, with a sequel that could not keep the bar so high, was difficult.The best: Sandra Bullock, almost takes the Golden Globe. The worst: A romance with so little importance could be deleted.
Python Hyena
Miss Congeniality (2000): Dir: Donald Petrie / Cast: Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Cain, William Shatner, Candice Bergen: Comedy about divert personality with F.B.I. agent Sandra Bullock. She is assigned to go undercover as Miss New Jersey due to a bomb threat. Enter Michael Caine as an image consultant set to get her ready. Major flaw regards predicting the villain, which the screenwriter makes no attempt to conceal. Pointless action opener hits formula full force. Director Donald Petrie is backed by colorful sets but he is dealing with material that has been done to death. The pageant theme was done far better and funnier in the underrated Drop Dead Gorgeous. Petrie previously made The Associate as well as the low grade My Favorite Martian crap fest. Bullock is funny and certainly present humour but she is introduced in a standard opening then we are suppose to believe that she is hot or not due too her outfit. Caine is also a capable actor but his role as the consultant is pretty standard. Benjamin Bratt plays a moron cop who couldn't see past the makeup. He will notice Bullock in the aftermath, which is pretty typical of these films. William Shatner is featured to overact and he does so non stop, as well as Candice Bergen as a former pageant winner who is less of a winner here. Satire of pageants bludgeoned in blatant contrivance. Score: 4 / 10
