Back in 2000 Sandra Bullock starred in a little film called Miss Congeniality. I remember seeing the trailers and thinking that it looked like it could be fun, even if it looked rather disposable. I never did see it in the theaters. I eventually saw it on video, and was amazed by how much I liked it. Bullock uses her tremendous charisma and just carries this ridiculous film from start to finish. Five years later (read now) trailers start popping up for a sequel. The first thing that went through my mind was "Huh?" This movie was so far removed from my mind that the thought of a sequel was virtually unthinkable. This movie never seemed like sequel material, yet here we are.
Despite the lack of a need for a sequel, Sandra Bullock returns five years later to her Gracie Hart character in a story that is wrangled and manipulated to have some sort of continuity, even if it is flawed, for with the previous film. This time around she has to save the Miss USA winner, Cheryl (the returning Heather Burns), and the shows host, Stan Fields (the also returning William Shatner). Ernie Hudson is also back as McDonald, Gracie's boss at the NYC FBI office.
The story is pretty much shown in the trailers, it is thin enough to be exposed in a 30 to 90 second clip on TV, or a 2 minute trailer at the theater. But to give you the quick rundown. The movie opens with Gracie undercover attempting to foil a bank robbery, and of course her newfound fame from the beauty pageant pays off in the only manner it could, the operation does go exactly to plan. This leads to the fact that Gracie can no longer work undercover, so what is a girl to do? Become the new face of the FBI and work some PR.
Article comments
1 - Phillip Winn
But is it a romantic comedy? She has made noise about swearing off of romantic comedies lately.
2 - Temple Stark
I thought she said she would be doing more swearing in romantic comedies - to make them more realistic.