Miss Congeniality
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Actor: Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, Michael Caine, Sandra Bullock, William ShatnerDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 109 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Miss Congeniality
Movie Review: "She's beauty and she's grace..." or is she?
Summary: 5 Stars
FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) doesn't have a feminine bone in her body. She dresses like a slob, has a punching bag hanging in her apartment, doesn't wear makeup, clearly hasn't run a comb through her hair in years and, despite her name, lacks any discernable element of grace. She's the epitome of a tomboy. But Gracie is the best candidate the FBI can scrape up when they need an agent to go undercover in the Miss USA Pageant, which they fear may be the next target of a terrorist they are trying to track down. But there is one problem: They only have three days to transform this estrogen-deprived enigma into beauty pageant material. And of course, once they've done that, they still have to save the pageant and catch the bad guy.
This is definitely one of the better comedies produced in the last few years, and provides non-stop laughs. Sandra Bullock, who also produced the film, is at her comedic best. She really pours herself into the role and lets herself go, providing both verbal and physical comedy. And, despite the humor, Gracie Hart still feels like a real person that we can empathize with. The supporting cast is also great, including Benjamin Bratt as Gracie's fellow FBI agent Eric Matthews, Michael Caine as pageant consultant Victor Melling, Candice Bergen as pageant director Kathy Morningside, William Shatner as announcer Stan Fields, and Heather Burns as fellow contestant Miss Rhode Island.
Though "chick flick" is certainly the category this movie would fall under, "Miss Congeniality" has the potential to appeal to a wider audience. I saw this film twice in theaters, first with my father and then with a group of friends that included a guy. Both enjoyed it just as much as I did, and judging by the number of positive reviews here from male viewers, they are not alone. And heck, even if the plotline and comedy element aren't enough to keep the guys interested, there are always 50 gorgeous women to hold their attention! This is the Miss USA Pageant, after all.
The DVD as a whole is slightly less impressive. Bonus Features include cast and crew filmographies, one feature-length commentary with Sandra Bullock and co-screenwriter Marc Lawrence, and another with director Donald Petrie, two behind-the-scenes featurettes entitled "Preparing for the Pageant" and "The Pageant," both including some deleted scenes (all of which were much better left out of the film itself), and the theatrical trailer. Nothing terribly noteworthy, though the featurettes are somewhat interesting, albeit short. I was also a little disappointed to find that the DVD is packaged in the cardboard "snap case" style, rather than the more sturdy and durable plastic cases. But, packaging issues aside, "Miss Congeniality" is a great movie that I'd recommend to anyone.
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