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Miss Congeniality 2:
Armed and Fabulous
Directed by: John Pasquin
Starring: Sandra Bullock
Genre:
Comedy/Action-Adventure
Run Time: 115 min.
Release Date:
March 2005
On The Web:
Official
Site
Teaser:
Movie Trailer
Reviewed by
Byron Merritt |
I'm learning not to listen
to film critics. Too many times, as of late, I've watched a movie that
these "film-wise professionals" have rated as poor or excellent, and
completely disagreed with them.
Such was the case with this film. Having watched MISS CONGENIALITY
when it first came out years ago, I really enjoyed that movie (and so
did most critics), but when this sequel showed up and received all kinds
of negative press, I stayed away from the theater, not wanting to see
something that might diminish my enjoyment of the first flick.
But my fears were unfounded ....
MISS CONGENIALITY 2 is a good film. It's not great. It's not as
good as its predecessor, but it is entertaining, funny and sexy.
Sandra Bullock (CRASH)
always looks good in my opinion (even when she's stuffed into an FBI
agent outfit), and she's got enough attitude and sense of comedic timing
that this movie was a nice return to character Gracie Hart, the lovable
Fed who infiltrated the Miss America pageant five years ago. And now,
after having been seen on national TV, everyone knows her face, thus
disrupting her ability to act as an effective agent.
So "the Bureau" decides to use her as a PR prop and sends her out to
give the FBI a morale boost in the public sector. She appears on Regis
and Kelly, and even has her own entourage (a gay hairdresser and a
make-up specialist.) But when her good friends Miss America (Heather
Burns) and Stan Fields (William Shatner of STAR
TREK fame) are kidnapped, she takes the investigation into her own hands with
the help of Sam Fuller (Regina King,
24 TV Series), who might remind some of the Gracie Hart we all knew before her
pageant days.
The comedy is spot-on and, at times, laugh-out-loud (especially during a
stage scene involving a "Vegas girl" and "Tina Turner".) The acting is
also equally believable.
The only issue some might have is the convenient discovery/understanding
of where Miss America and Stan Fields might be killed (think
pirate ship in Las Vegas.) Even so, this film is light and easy viewing
with a great touch of laughter.
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Congeniality 2
DVD cost: $9.99
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Newsworthy:
On May 11, 2004, while
filming a scene outside Treasure Island on the Las Vegas strip, a severe
sandstorm forced production to shut down for the night.
Movie Quote: "She's
too young to die, and I'm not as old as I look."
Other Actors/Actresses
from Miss Congeniality 2
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