Congenial and unassuming as an FBI agent goes undercover at an American beauty pageant.
When the annual televised Miss America is believed to be a target for a terrorist attack, the FBI step in to protect the contestants. The klutzy Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side, The Proposal) is not the first choice but she eventually lands the undercover position as Miss New Jersey. As hosts Candice Bergen (Sweet Home Alabama, Let Them All Talk) and William Shatner (TV’s Star Trek, Boston Legal) try to run the show to order, Gracie relaxes her feminist politics and pizza and fun become the order of the day.
Silly, convivial fun directed by Donald Petrie (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Mystic Pizza) Miss Congeniality is the perfect star vehicle for the comedic side of Sandra Bullock. It’s when she’s not on screen the feature struggles.
Rating: 53%
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