- Actors: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, William Shatner
- Directors: Donald Petrie
- Writers: Katie Ford, Caryn Lucas, Marc Lawrence
- Producers: Bruce Berman, Endrick Lekay, Ginger Sledge, Katie Ford
- Language English, French, Russian, Spanish
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 12 Nov 2001
- Run Time: 109 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005NMXA
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,698 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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. Here she plays nerdy FBI agent Gracie Hart, who is given the horrific pseudonym Gracie Lou Freebush (one example of the film'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 film'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 film nicely charts Gracie's realisation that her pageant makeover provides a much-needed ego boost. In addition to Caine's effortless scene-stealing, pageant host William Shatner and organiser Candice Bergen are smart choices for comedic support (Shatner is a perfect Bert Parks wannabe), but the film desperately needs a credible foundation for its comedy to really pay off. None of the plotting is as smart as predecessors like Beverly Hills Cop in combining procedure with laughs. That leaves Bullock to carry the burden of a comedy that barely works in her favour. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I adore this film and could watch it again and again.
Bullock (Gracie Hart) is amazing and all the other brilliant actors means it's a sure hit with any film lover.
I wanted this for monthes and it didn't let me down, worth every penny i spent on it.
Fab storyline + Fab actors + Fab everything = The best teen film ever!
Bullock (Gracie Hart) is amazing and all the other brilliant actors means it's a sure hit with any film lover.
I wanted this for monthes and it didn't let me down, worth every penny i spent on it.
Fab storyline + Fab actors + Fab everything = The best teen film ever!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The directors have done a superb job. Making Sandra Bullock very believable as a sloppy woman not taking care of herself. Some good comedy and a 'nice' story. A general all round, this film won't have you guessing the plot, but it does invoke that feel good factor.
If you haven't seen it, buy it. If you've seen it, you'll already know if it's for you or not.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Anyone who has ever lived in the South, or watched "the" American beauty pageant over the decades, will be delighted to see all its sugary ambition and role-playing exposed--and surprised perhaps at the ultimate gentleness of the satire, for the women come to be regarded as individuals and as such are not ridiculed. The supporting cast of intensely committed beauty contestants, both silly and sincere, and those who manipulate them, are well chosen. Michael Caine's efforts and success in grooming the Sandra Bullock character put this film in the genre of Pygmalion, My Fair Lady, Pretty Woman, etc. It is of course Sandra Bullock's comic acting, which just gets better as the years go by, that makes this film worth seeing more than once. Highly entertaining, and highly recommended.
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No Congeniality For Old Men
Sometimes amusing film which isn't quite action, isn't quite comedy and isn't quite romance, but which gives not bad examples of the first two. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Jack Heslop
Disappointed
Dvd was not in good condition. Its all scratched and jumps all the way through. So meant watching it was impossible.
Published 1 month ago by Cindy
Not intended to be taken too seriosly!
An enjoyable movie seen several times, it expects the viewer to accept that a 30-something woman could successfully pass as a contestant in a major beauty contest. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Claptonian
I see why this is Chandler's favourite film
Chandler, the fictional character in Friends, likes this film a lot. I had not seen it until a couple of days ago, because I think the title put me off. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Garrold
a lot of fun
A similar story as the original but an enormous amount of fun. I expect ladies will love it much more than men. Still, I am a man. And I liked it.
Published 10 months ago by Peter Burden
Hard on the outside, soft on the inside
Sandra Bullock shines as the sassy she-man FBI agent Grace. She spits, she swears, she bare knuckle boxes. A real man/woman if you know what I mean. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jackiesmackie
It's like Marmite!
I first saw this at the cinema and absolutely adore this film, but appreciate that it's a real girly "chick-flick" that will cause some people to want to poke their eyes out with... Read more
Published 12 months ago by C. Calver
Happy viewer
Miss Congeniality [DVD] [2001] This film is one of my all time favourites. When I feel a bit down I know that seeing the training fight near the beginning will always lift my... Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2009 by L F DuJean
A really good film!
Sandra Bullock at her best, beautiful and funny. A charming, lightweight, easy to watch and entertaining comedy.
Published on 29 Nov 2009 by Maggie May
What is the Value of the Modern Beauty Contest?
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
A very funny film, with a first rate cast, MISS CONGENIALITY deals with examining the value of an American institution. Read more
A very funny film, with a first rate cast, MISS CONGENIALITY deals with examining the value of an American institution. Read more
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