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Staring: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, William Shatner
Director: Donald Petrie
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569707344
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-03-15
Running Time: 109
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2000-12-22

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Sandra Bullock stars as a bumbling female FBI agent assigned to go undercover as a participant in the Miss United States beauty pageant when it is discovered that one of the contestants is being targeted for murder. Benjamin Bratt leads the undercover team, while also playing the reluctant love interest. Candice Bergen and William Shatner manage the pageant and hire Michael Caine to turn Bullock from rough and tumble agent to stunning beauty queen. The physical transformation is impressive, although the klutzy personality remains. Everything seems to be fine once the killer is suddenly caught, but Bullock suspects there is more to this story, and the truth eventually unfolds with an unexpected twist. For her part, Bullock received a Golden Globe nomination for best actress, and heads the star-studded cast in the year's most hilarious comedy.

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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

Customer Reviews

Sandra Bullock at her best, 2010-01-04
A terrorist attack on Miss America. What a hilarious concept! Miss Congeniality takes the idea and runs with it. Sandra Bullock is at her best in this movie, providing the anti-Miss America - smart, tough, and graceless. Her acting makes her character seem really genuine, flaws and all. I will never forget the absurdity of her "Swiss fruitcake" dress. The rest of the cast provides great support, from Michael Caine to William Shatner as pageant officials. Overall, this is a classic comedy that will probably last a long time.

Funny movie, plays well, 2009-11-28
I purchased this DVD for my mother who was unable to find it locally. I watched it first to make sure it was play all the way through. I did this, gave it to Mom and she was pleased.

Miss Congeniality, 2010-01-03
After botching up an undercover assignment involving Russian mobsters, less-than-graceful FBI Agent Gracie Hart is placed on desk duty. However, when a terrorist, known only as The Citizen, threatens to disrupt the Miss America pageant, Gracie, unfortunately, is the only agent attractive enough to go undercover posing as Miss New Jersey. This movie has a good story, cute and hillarious parts, good actors, and... well, everything seems to come together.
This is a terrific movie.

Miss Congeniality, 2010-05-20
I HAVE ENJOYED SEEING THIS MOVIE THROUGH THE YEARS AND DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO HAVE MY OWN COPY. SANDRA BULLOCK IS HER USUAL WITTY AND CHARMING SELF. IT AMAZES ME HOW THEY CAN MAKE HER LOOK SO DRAB AND UNCOUTH IN THE BEGINNING, AND THEN SO BEAUTIFUL AND SHAPELY LATER FOR THE PAGEANT. DIANA E.

Dare You Not To Laugh---------------, 2009-12-17
Film snobs, take note: not every director sets out to make The Great American Masterpiece of Film...sometimes they just want to make a movie---something fun, that they like, that people will want to see, and will make a profit in the process. This movie succeeds mightily. Sandra Bullock has honed the Lovable Klutz to near-perfection, and so what if she's done it before? Nobody does it better. The script moves along at a brisk pace, and there are so many funny moments that I dare you not to remember some of them with a chuckle (or Gracie's snort.) The players blend well, with Benjamin Bratt and Miss Bullock exuding a neat chemistry. Candice Bergen----a treasure unto herself, who could carry the movie with her comedy talents alone---gamely gives support as the not-to-be-trifled-with pageant coordinator. William Shatner continues his successful campaign to make us forget he ever piloted a starship: and frankly, he's very funny as a clueless Bert Parks clone. And then, there's Michael Caine, who can do very little wrong----here,he plays straight man (so to speak)and his efforts to make a lady out of a Bullock-in-a-china-shop result in some very funny scenes....and several quotable quotes. ("One brief, shining moment...and then that MOUTH !") Check it out...you'll have a great time at the Movies.

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