Video Review

Miss Congeniality (2001)

Reviewed by | May 04, 2001
Miss Congeniality, Sandra Bullock
Image credit: Miss Congeniality: Ron Batzdorf
EW's GRADE
C+

Details Release Date: May 01, 2001; Movie Rated: PG-13; Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy; With: Sandra Bullock; Distributor: Warner Bros.

In Miss Congeniality, FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) is an ugly duckling who must go undercover at a beauty pageant to tease out a terrorist. Michael Caine, in a gleeful turn as the fey beauty consultant entrusted with Gracie's swan status, wins the talent portion of this otherwise banal affair, while Benjamin Bratt, who plays another fed, walks away with the pretty prize. And Bullock really earns that congeniality award, beaming brightly despite the fact that she's starring in yet another clunky comedy.

Originally posted May 01, 2001 Published in issue #594 May 04, 2001 Order article reprints
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