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Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed And Fabulous [DVD] [2005]

Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed And Fabulous [DVD] [2005]
Directed by John Pasquin

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #7880 in DVD
  • Released on: 2005-07-11
  • Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
  • Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
  • Formats: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
  • Original language: English
  • Subtitled in: Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Icelandic
  • Dubbed in: German
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Running time: 111 minutes

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
F.B.I. operative Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) famously went undercover in a beauty pageant a while back, and now she's supposedly so recognizable that her only use to the agency is as a pretty public representative. Dumped by her boyfriend (whom Benjamin Bratt wisely decided not to portray this time around), a gloomy Gracie goes along with the promo biz until her friend, Miss United States (Heather Burns), is kidnapped along with pageant official Stan Fields (William Shatner) in Las Vegas. Bullock still has perk to please her fans, but neither she nor her awkward alter-ego has any purpose in a sequel to a movie released five years prior. The result is a desperately unfunny, feature-length commercial for Las Vegas tourism, with outdated homosexual stereotypes (Diedrich Bader, as Gracie's stylist) and the usually terrific Regina King (of Ray and Jerry Maguire fame) stuck in a glum role as Bullock's butch bodyguard. Armed? Yes. Fabulous? No. --Steve Wiecking, Amazon.com

Synopsis
Picking up soon after the events of the first film, this inspired sequel opens with agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) back in action against a team of lady bank robbers, only to have her cover blown by her new found fame. In an effort to capitalise on the publicity - and as a result of being dumped by her boyfriend from the first film - Gracie lets herself be made into the feel-good ambassador of the FBI, helped by the staggeringly hip Joel (Dietrich Bader) and his stylists. The change is not good for the brash Ms. Hart, however, who is soon appearing on morning television and dispensing fashion tips instead of girl-power platitudes. Of course this phase doesn't last long; some goons out in Las Vegas kidnap Miss Congeniality (Heather Burns) and host Stan Fields (William Shatner), prompting Hart, with her intensely angry bodyguard, Sam Fuller (Regina King), to strap on her guns and get back in the game. Her method of operation includes beating up Dolly Parton, defying a sexist FBI bigwig (Treat Williams), and faking cramps. At one point she disguises herself as an old Jewish woman in a wheelchair, and later she's a Las Vegas showgirl doing 'Proud Mary' at a drag club. Bullock's good-natured performance recalls the old-school comedic talents of Bob Hope or Barbara Stanwyck; she effortlessly makes Gracie Hart a unique and complex woman who is capable, sarcastic, intuitive, impressionable, and a secretly lonely tomboy. Also a plus is the refreshing lack of a male romantic interest as Hart and Fuller don't need some handsome guy to ride to their rescue and they aren't going to let sexual discrimination stop them from getting the job done.


Customer Reviews

Loves It5
I totally loved this film, it's great light hearted humour and Sandra Bullock plays her part really well.
She totally rocks this film, it's kick ass woman protecting the community, FBI style.
Don't listen to these people who say it's bad, it's a funny, slightly tacky, fun film to watch with your friends.
Enjoy!

Miss C Part 24
When I heard that Sandra Bullock was reprising her role as Gracie Hart I was really excited, great I thought, more zany antics for America's Comedy Queen but I was a little disappointed with it. It's still funny but I think Benjamin Bratt should have been brought back in some way (even though his character dumped her) as Gracie clearly didn't have a love interest this time around, which I though was lacking and Michael Caine was sorely missed as the camp Victor. Please Sandra if you're doing Miss C 3 bring back some faves.

Miss C 2 - Armed and Fab Not1
This film so had the potential to be a memorable comedy thriller but sadly fell way short of the mark. Miss Bullock seemed to find the whole thing rather boring and I found some references to cross dressers almost offensive. The plot was lame and seemed typical of yet another 2 movie not coming up to the standard of the first. A real dissappointment.