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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 The result is a desperately unfunny, feature-length commercial for Las Vegas tourism, with outdated homosexual stereotypes (Diedrich Bader, as Gracie's stylist) and the usually terrific Regina King (ofRayandJerry Maguirefame) stuck in a glum role as Bullock's butch bodyguard. Armed? Yes. Fabulous? No.--Steve Wiecking
Sandy's biggest letdown. Miss Congeniality 2- Armed and Fabulous is a terrible, unoriginal little sequel. No wonder it didn't make a lot at the box office, I love Bullock, she is one of my favorite movie stars but this film was just hideous. The only reason I didn't give this movie one star is because the scene with the Dolly Parton was hilarious, practically the only funny scene in the sequel. And what's so great about Regina King? She doesn't seem like a break-out star to me, she's nothing to rave about. Avoid this movie, you will be happy you did.
Bullock does it again.... This is what I would call a "socially redeeming" movie. By now you must know the story - so I will not waste the reader's time with a re-hash. (And it does not matter if you don't). FBI agent Sandra Bullock is at her usual - that is, excellent. Meaning: excellent entertainment for an evening. Don't look for deep messages - just enjoy! This movie depends on the actress - and without Bullock it would not be much. Perhaps Shirley McLane could have done the role 40 years ago, or Goldie Hahn 25 years ago - but in a different style. One must go by the brand name these days to avoid unpleasant surprises - and Bullock can be trusted. OK movie Unlike a lot of sequels, comedies in particular, there are actually a number of laughs in here. This is not a falling-down-funny movie, but you're not going to nod off waiting for comedy to happen.
Unfortunately, like so many sequels, this movie suffers from the common problem of changing the character. Sandra Bullock simply isn't the same character as from the first movie. That always bugs me. Indeed, in some respects it's like the first movie never happened. And like so many comedies (well, movies in general), it ignores the way the real world works to either generate laughs or advance the plot. For example, why would Dolly Parton run away from a person who identifies herself as FBI? Other than to set up a physical gag, that is.
Finally, MC2 is just too long. At almost 2 hours, it's 30 minutes too long for a comedy. And it doesn't race for the curtain when it's over, instead lingering around for a while as we wait for the credits.
There are worse films to pop in for an evening. It's good for a rental, but I wouldn't recommend a purchase.
