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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
- Review Date: June 19, 2005
- PG-13
- Genre: Comedy
- 2005
Common Sense Media says
Silly but mildly entertaining farce.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie has some strong language and a lot of action-style violence (no one hurt) and peril. There is some sexual humor, some crude jokes, and a joke about drinking. A strength of the movie is its portrayal of strong, loyal, and capable diverse characters, including minorities, women, and a gay character.
What's the story?
Gracie's notoriety from her exploits from the previous film has made it impossible for her to do undercover work and the romance has come unraveled. She is given the choice between a desk job and going on the road to do promotional work for the Bureau. While she does not want to become "FBI Barbie," she does not want to deal with the loneliness and insecurity of her old life, so she gets another makeover, goes on a book tour, and ends up demonstrating her famous SING method of self-defense (that's "solar plexus, instep, nose, and groin") on Regis, with the help of Sam Fuller, her hostile new associate (Regina King). When Gracie's friends from the beauty pageant (Heather Burns as Miss United States of America and William Shatner as pageant representative Stan Fields) get kidnapped, and Gracie and Sam have to outsmart not just the bad guys but also the local FBI by-the-books types to save the day.
Is it any good?
The original Miss Congeniality was a Cinderella story with Sandra Bullock as the ironically-named FBI agent Gracie Hart. The shy and dowdy girl who snorted when she laughed got a glamour makeover so that she could go undercover in a beauty competition. She unleashed her inner bombshell, bonded with her fellow beauty queens, and captured both the bad guys and the heart of a hunky fellow agent. But there's no such thing as happily ever after when there's sequel money to be made. MISS CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED AND FABULOUS is an outlandish and silly but mildly entertaining farce. Bullock chases and tackles someone she thinks is a Dolly Parton impersonator, dresses up like an old Jewish lady in a wheelchair, and does a lot of racing around in sequins and high heels. But the reversal of the usual makeover/romance theme adds, if not weight, at least a bit more interest.
As producer of the film, Bullock has tailored it around her talents, and her pleasure in the role makes it more fun to watch. The wonderful Regina King (Ray) is unfortunately relegated to scowls and punches for most of the movie but gets to shine in her own set of spangles near the end. Dietrich Bader (The Drew Carey Show, Napoleon Dynamite) and Eileen Brennan (Private Benjamin) provide some bright moments but the rest of the cast is cardboard-y and practically invisible.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether "people care about people who care about themselves." Why was Sam so angry? What was the most important thing that Sam and Gracie learned?
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Too Funny!
Really fun movie -- a no thinker and good for lots of laughs. We loved it...although my 13-year-old daughter thought the first was better. I thought the second just built on the first...sort of took right up where the other left off.
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Wasnt as good as the first one
but still a great movie, and both 2 of my favorite movies.
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Pretty darn funny
To tell you the truth, I didn't want to see this because I'm a boy and it looked pretty girly. But, i thought it was funny in a couple parts. Some parts were a little to girlish for me but it was okay.( my mom loved though if that tells you anything.)
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Must think about
This is a pretty good movie. I really enjoyed it but i wouldn't really say that kids under the age of 13 should see. This movie does have some language and also so a character that is gay so if you don't want your child to see this kind of material that i reconmend you don't take them to see this movie.
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Funny, Positive, and Lovable
Just like the first one- hilarious and one-of-a-kind.
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Good for preteens and up.
I like it, but it's not as good as the first one. There is some language. (Note to parents: If you thought the first movie wasn't appropiate for your kids, don't show them this one if you are conserned about language.)
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I thought it was great!
I am into action movies. If you like action movie you will like this!
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| Studio: | Warner Bros. |
| Director: | John Pasquin |
| Cast: | Regina King, Sandra Bullock, William Shatner |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Run time: | 115 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | March 25, 2005 |
| DVD release date: | June 21, 2005 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | sex-related humor |
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