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Miss Congeniality
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Release Date: Friday, December 22nd 2000,

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 enjoyable 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

Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, Ernie Hudson, William Shatner, John DiResta, Heather Burns, Melissa De Sousa, Steve Monroe, Deirdre Quinn, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Asia De Marcos, Ken Thomas, Gabriel Folse, Christopher Shea, Mary Ashleigh Green, Cody Linley, Eric Ian Goldberg, Danny Kamin, Konstantin Selivanov, Mona Lee Fultz, Sergei Levtsuk, John Cann, Debbie Nelson, Don Cass, Laurie Guzda, Jimmy Graham, Rupert Reyes, Bernadette Nason, Stephen Bruton, Jessica Holcomb, Jennifer Gareis, Ellen H. Schwartz, Cassandra L. Small, Marco Perella, Cynthia Dorn, Catenya McHenry, Paige Bishop, Lucien Douglas, Georgia Foy, LeeAnne Locken, Pei-San Brown, Isamari White, Kimberly Crawford, Jamie Drake Stephens, Dyan Conner, Kelly Bright, Dee Dee Adams, Shana McClendon, Janie Terrazas, Holly Mills, Angela Van De Walle, Tarah Bartley, Farah White, Summyr Miller, Jessica Hale, Pam Green, Dustin Amy, Jeremy Denzlinger, Troy Dillinger, Dan Eggleston, Scott Grossman, Kirby M. Hiscox, Ricardo Azulay, Ricky Lee, Johnny Bartee, Scott Swanson, Clint Tidwell, Nikki Martinez, Jennifer Matyear, Cynthia Aguiar, Katie Pruitt, Nita Rainwater, Deborah Abbott, Hollie Stenson, Whitney Blake, Michelle Yerger, Brea Cola, Lisa Del Dotto, Katy Dunlap

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