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The
Basics
Title: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and
Fabulous
Rating: PG - 13
Overall
rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Best for Ages: 13+
Ages 3 - 7: Red
Ages 8 - 12: Red
Ages 13 - 17: Green
Violence Amount: Green
Violence Portrayal: Green
Fear: Green
Illegal / Harmful: Green
Language: Green
Nudity: Green
Sex: Green
Review:
Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) became famous after she entered
a Miss USA beauty pageant, as an undercover FBI agent, and
caught all the bad guys. Now since she is too recognizable
as an agent, three weeks later the FBI wants her to become
the "face of the FBI". and do promotional appearances
for the Bureau. Once again, Gracie is forced to use her looks
instead of her talents as an agent. She is assigned a stylist
(Diedrich Bader), a person to do her hair, and someone to
do her make-up. Suddenly, the pageant coordinator (William
Shatner) and Miss USA are kidnapped in Las Vegas and Gracie
is sent to manage public relations. Her friend, Cheryl (Heather
Burns), won the title of Miss USA. Gracie wants to help her
by doing more than holding press conferences. The bodyguard
the bureau sent with Gracie is Sam (Regina King). Sam is angry
at the world and not at all easy to get along with. The two
women immediately dislike each other but they have to learn
to work together if they want to save Stan and Cheryl. The
women begin their investigations in secret. They are not supposed
to be helping with the case. The local FBI keeps trying to
kick the women out of Vegas but they just won't leave. Gracie
and Sam get into costumes and messes as they search for Cheryl
and Stan. There is some sexual humor in the movie. The violence
in the fights is minimal. Gracie and Sam portray strong female
characters still learning and improving themselves. The first
"Miss Congeniality" movie was funnier. This one
is just OK. Do people care about people who care about themselves?
Why does Gracie cherish Cheryl's friendship?
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Linda Thomas is a native Minnesotan.
She graduated from the University of Minnesota
with a double major in sociology and psychology.
Married with a family, she has remained in the
Minneapolis area.
Linda has been a lover of movies
since she was a small child. This love of film
eventually brought her to the point in life where
she is now, a film critic. She was featured on
WCCO radio for three years on the “Dark in
the Morning” show with Dark Star.
In December of 2001, Linda became
the film critic for the syndicated “Ruth
Koscielak Show”.
Linda sees over 150 movies a
year and has had the opportunity to interview
a number of directors and actors when they are
in town. She has also appeared on a public access
show called the "Cinema Judge" and has
ventured into writing for "Cinestar"
magazine in September 2002. The Twin Cities movie
magazine is available, for free, at most local
Blockbuster's and local movie cheaters.
Her website is: www.lindathomasmovies.com
As one of the few female reviewers in the Twin
Cities area, she brings a unique point of view
to her reviews. Linda has raised two children,
a boy and a girl, and knows what they like in
movies and what is appropriate. Hopefully, her
reviews will help your family in choosing where
to next spend your movie-going dollar.
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