Not many movies make me laugh out loud often throughout a movie, but Miss Congeniality succeeds in this. From the opening scene in the donut shop to the "praying" scene, there are many laughs in this movie. Saundra Bullock was good in this-and I have not seen much of her work.(Prince of Egypt and Blind Side are the main ones that come to mind). Micheal Cine was good too- who I mainly know for in Muppet Christmas Carol, Batman Begins, and Dark Knight. My 8 comes from the fact that I find the actual pageant to be kind of slow and uninteresting. There was also very little comedy in it in the last half hour-which was disappointing since the rest was hilarious. But it is still worth seeing if you need a good comedy.

Gracie is a FBI agent chosen to go on a beauty contest as an undercover agent. The problem is that she is a manly type of girl, shabby, completely strange to beauty and makeup, not well mannered and with an appetite for violence and slang. Vic, a person with a lot of experience in this type of contests, has to transform Gracie from what she is now into a lady but at the same time, she must stay focused on her job as she's about to encounter a lot of unpleasant surprises from both the terrorist team and her own.This movie is like a parody, it makes you laugh even when you prepare for a scene that you think will be more serious than ever. Despite this factor, it's not a bad movie. On the contrary, is entertaining, funny and it even has a good story (not very complex and not very well polished from time to time but still good). If you don't take it very seriously, you'll have a good time with it. It's an enjoyable movie!

Sandra Bullock just plays this cardboard cutout tough character to the hilt..does she think she's a boy with girl's clothes on? No subtleties in this cartoon-like scenario. They show a closeup of her eating red steak with a beer like she's a female werewolf or something. She's a judo defense expert but can't balance herself to wear high heels..well..funny, but not over again too often and it doesn't make sense. William Shatner shows up as the contest emcee. He's surprisingly youthful considering he retired from Star Trek and doesn't do very many films or TV shows anymore. Too many clues are handed out ahead of time about the real villain..Candace Bergen, the former beauty queen who runs the Miss U.S. pageant. Why not keep it a surprise? We're even clued in to where the bomb is hiding and the plans for it but no one bothers to tell Gracie. She still instantly knows to rush over and save the winner the last minute before detonation. The film is overlong and would make a better sitcom like Family Ties that writer Marc Lawrence also scripted.

All right, I admit it. I really admire Sandra Bullock.Heck! I even added her to my Blockbuster Video account (back when there was a Blockbuster Video) as an authorized user, just in case she ever wanted to rent a movie and didn't have any cash on hand.Miss Congeniality is typical "Fish-out-of-Water" comedy, with one big difference. They happened to have cast the perfect person to play the "Fish", and the resulting film surpasses all other films of the same entertaining format.Her down-to-earth attitude, sharp wit, good looks, physical and acting skills pulls off this role as no other actress could have done.A perfect example of what happens when making a movie, any type of movie, when everything and everyone meshes together.If you ever what to just sit down, relax, escape your own troubles and just enjoy the next couple of hours, watch this movie.