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Absolutely brilliant

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

By now most of you probably know (or noticed) I'm not a big comedy fan, as I generally don't find them funny. (I refuse point blank to watch spoofs like Scary Movie, Meet the Spartans, etc). I must admit, though, I enjoyed this film more than anticipated. Maybe mostly thanks to Sandra Bullock's naturally funny acting. Maybe because Sandra Bullock is one of my favorite actresses (just not in 'Murder by Numbers', where she ruined the film in my opinion!). I also immensely enjoyed Michael Caine in this film. The interesting-ish plot was wonderfully done, me thinks. I did find Sandra's bad girl impression a bit forced, as it doesn't really suit her, but the 'transformation' was fun to watch. The whole set-up of Candice Bergen's character together with her son's evil plot was a bit silly, though, and not really believable. It could have been done so much better. Oh, and I loved Bosson's version of 'One in a million' at the pagaent! Beautiful song.

Miss Congeniality is one of the best PG-13 comedy movies. It was about a tomboy woman named Gracie Hart who had to go undercover as a pageant girl for Miss America. There was a bomb threat that was supposed to happen at the pageant, so Gracie had to find out who the terrorist was and stop him or her. There was a whole FBI team that could see everything Gracie could see and among those men was a man named Eric who started to find an interest in Gracie. Gracie had to play the part by doing the talent, interview, and swimsuit portions of the competition, and with a little help of her agent, she seems to pull things off. When the FBI team thinks that they solved the case, they all leave while Gracie stays because she thinks that they were wrong. No one stayed back with her, not even Eric. Gracie continued to play the part of the pageant girl, so that she could find the bad guy and prevent the bomb from exploding. At the end Eric, along with her agent, came back to help Gracie. Gracie ended up being the first runner up, and her best friend from Rhode Island won. Unfortunately, Gracie found out that the bomb was apart of the crown, so she tried to stop her friend from putting it on. In the end, Gracie saves her friend and the contest from destruction. Lastly, her and Eric kissed! This movie was so entertaining. Gracie was played by Sandra Bullock, and I mean, who doesn't love Sandra Bullock? The movie was filled with humor and a little bit of love. One of my favorite parts was the big reveal when Gracie became "pretty." Before all the makeup and styling, Gracie was not stylish or very attractive. She then was transformed into a new woman and I loved the reveal. I also enjoyed the humor in this movie. It was very humorous at certain parts throughout the movie and I enjoyed a little bit of laughter. One of the funny parts of the movie was when Gracie's earpiece blasted in her ear. The connection in the ear piece was lost between Gracie and the FBI team, and when the connection was regained, it blasted in her ear and she screamed "Jesus Christ!" This was funny because she was at a very classy pageant brunch and everyone looked at her. After she screamed at the brunch, she had to cover it up by pretending that she forgot to pray to God before eating her bagel. The other pageant girls also began to pray. Another humorous part of the movie was during the pre-show when Gracie did her talent. She didn't really have a normal talent like the other contestants. Her talent was making music from cups filled with water. It was actually kind of impressive, but her outfit was ridiculous. While on stage Gracie also tried to spot out the bad guy. When she saw a gun and thought she found him, she ran off the stage and tackled him, which I found kind of funny. No one expected it and she looked funny doing it. I also loved the ending. At the end Gracie teased Eric by saying, "You think I'm gorgeous, you want to date me… love me and marry me…" And then they kiss! I loved this part because Gracie said something like this to Eric before and it was just romantic! Miss Congeniality is a hilarious movie. I really enjoyed watching it, and I would watch it again. This movie is also more than just a hilarious movie. It also teaches people to not judge a book by its cover. Gracie thought that all pageant girls were dumb and only wanted world peace, but by spending time with the girls, she learned that they were more than just dumb, pretty girls. I recommend watching this movie if you want to have good time. This movie isn't boring and it will definitely keep you watching.

Circumstances lead to a tomboy FBI agent going undercover as a beauty pageant contestant in this lively Sandra Bullock comedy. The film is blessed by a strong supporting cast who make the most out of the admittedly thin material. Michael Caine has a lot of fun playing 'Educating Rita' again with Bullock's unrefined agent while also making amusing advances towards a fellow field agent played by Benjamin Bratt. Candice Bergen has a very juicy part too as the pageant coordinator who believes (a bit too passionately) in the importance of the event. The film trips up though by spending too much time on Bullock being excessively manly in nature, thoughtlessly spontaneous and a klutz in high heels. Bullock, after all, shines brightest in the role when using her wit and when interacting with Bratt, with whom she has terrific chemistry. The film does not exactly tread any new ground in suggesting that pageant contestant can be funny, intelligent people too and the crime subplot that overtakes the final third is a little over-the-top, but the film beams with such positive messages regarding acceptance of others and friendship in unexpected places that it is an easy film to warm to. The Golden Globe nominated song "One in a Million" used during the pageant is really catchy too, plus the film deserves some points for some creative costuming. Oh, and playing water glasses.

Fitfully funny romp that suffers from slack direction, sloppy script, and transparent female lead. Sharper editing might have made up for director's lack of comic timing, but there is no finesse for Sandra Bullock's ham-fisted attempt at comedy. It's one of those feel-good-about- everyone movies that first offends and then takes it all back in predictably lumpy finale. Should have been a lot funnier than it is, and compares badly with similarly themed Legally Blonde, a feminist movie with real charm and wit. For genuinely amusing and incisive look at beauty pageant industry, check out Michael Ritchie's 1975 film: Smile.