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| Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed and Fabulous (Full Screen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: John Pasquin
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Regina King, William Shatner, Enrique Murciano, Ernie Hudson
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (105 reviews)
Sales Rank: 11691
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 115 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD59330D
ISBN: 141980216X
UPC: 012569593305
EAN: 9781419802164
ASIN: B0009JE7NI
Release Date: June 21, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: March 24, 2005
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Description
Sandra Bullock returns as Federal Agent Gracie Hart in this action comedy and goes undercover in Las Vegas to rescue her best friend, the Miss United States Pageant winner.
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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 The result is a desperately unfunny, feature-length commercial for Las Vegas tourism, with outdated homosexual stereotypes (Diedrich Bader, as Gracie's stylist) and the usually terrific Regina King (of Ray and Jerry Maguire fame) stuck in a glum role as Bullock's butch bodyguard. Armed? Yes. Fabulous? No. --Steve Wiecking
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 What happened to Gracie Hart? December 25, 2008
In Miss Congeniality, FBI Agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) is slowly transformed from a competent, take-no-prisoners law enforcement professional, into... a beauty queen? Yes, she has to go undercover for this operation, and the male-dominated FBI had few options. However, Gracie pulls it off, and the day is saved. This transformation is FUNNY, and the story works.
In Miss Congeniality 2, Agent Hart's recognition factor is affecting her ability to be a successful agent. In the middle of one undercover operation, she is identified and asked for an autograph at a very inopportune time. She is given a choice: be the public relations face of the Bureau, or... a desk job.
She choses to be congenial. However, she loses her boyfriend, and is partnered with Agent Fuller (Regina King), an antisocial and angry agent, a misfit who is so unbelievable as even being in the FBI that you'll wince.
Gracie makes the rounds of talk shows and book signings until her friend, innocent Miss United States (from the first movie), is kidnapped along with original pageant official Stan Fields (an increasingly bloated looking William Shatner). There's an "alternative lifestyle" stylist for Gracie, by-the-book FBI agents, and climb-the-ladder-at-all-costs agents. The bad guys are underutilized as characters, and the Hart-Fuller relationship never works.
You do get a taste for that tackling Gracie, as she tackles none other than Dolly Parton (but the chase scene with Dolly so clearly uses a stunt double that you will throw up your arms).
Very forgettable, a shadow of the original, and to be recommended for hard-core Sandra Bullock fans.
 Funny and Fabulous October 27, 2008
Miss Congeniality 2 follows FBI agent Gracie Hart's ascent to media darling as the Bureau's new "Face of the FBI." Armed with a personal stylist and some high-end fashion, Gracie becomes less Secret Agent Hart and more Secret Agent Barbie. When her friend, Miss United States, gets kidnapped, Gracie struggles to maintain a balance between her new, glam persona and the down-to-earth, awkward-but-capable Gracie we came to know and love in the first film.
MC2 is decidedly less sweet than its predecessor, but also funnier. Sandra Bullock is a hoot in Gracie's made-over skin, and she plays off her supporting cast well. My favorite addition to the sequel was the ever-delicious Enrique Murciano as the young, gullible Secret Agent Jeff Foreman of the FBI's Vegas HQ. Murciano portrays Jeff with a genuine sweetness and great comedic skill. Plus -- he's gorgeous, and serves as the film's eye candy (albeit very talented eye candy).
I watched MC2 alone, and still found myself laughing out loud several times. In many ways, I enjoyed this more than MC1, and hope that everyone who liked the first film will give this one a chance. It's totally worth it.
 Miss Congeniality 2 : Armed and Fabulous May 24, 2008
This company Retro Classics has taken my money and not sent my DVD and it has now been over a month! They had a 99% satisfation rating when I placed my order on April 20,and I see that it has fallen considerably since then. I need the help of Amazon! Teresa J.
 Worth the watch March 20, 2008
I bought both movies and watched them when they arrived. This is a good continuation of the first movie. The story doesn't have to be especially believable, but the laughs are the main issue here. Sandra Bullock is a "stitch", so pretty and believable as her character.
No, it's not original; yes, it is funny... November 9, 2007
I've been thinking about writing this review for some time now and I just now got to doing it. There have been a lot of negative things said about this film but I want you to forget all of those for a minute. There are times in life when we just need a laugh, no matter how corny or ridiculous a laugh it really is. `Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous' gives us just that, laugh after laugh after corny laugh. Sandra Bullock, aided by the hilarious Regina King, delivers line after line and truly brings on the funny. I was pleasantly surprised with just how funny this movie really was. Sure, plot wise it's a bit lame and feels just shy of `been there done that', and I was bummed to see the absence of Michael Caine, but it makes up for all of that with some hysterical performances.
In the years that followed the events of the first `Miss Congeniality' film Gracie Hart has become a bit of a celebrity and because of her new status she no longer can work undercover due to her recognizable face. Instead she becomes the face of the department, going on talkshows and the like to bring good press. She needs some protection though and that's where Sam Fuller comes in, a hot shot hot headed officer who doesn't like the idea of `protecting' the likes of Gracie Hart. Yes, Hart has become a bit of a diva (Bullock is just hilarious here, I mean truly hilarious). Hart changes though when the unthinkable happens. Her dearest friend and winner of the pageant in the previous film, Cheryl (Miss Rhode Island), and Stan Fields are kidnapped and held for ransom. She must now try her hardest to rescue them before it is too late.
Sandra Bullock and Regina King play off one another beautifully here creating a fun and funny atmosphere that draws the audience in. Is this film perfect? No, of course not, but it is a great slice of comedic entertainment. Sandra Bullock has proven to be the queen of comedy, at least in my book, and this is no exception. She has a great understanding of what is funny and how to deliver it authentically, never coming across as if she were `acting'. She's a personable actress who just gets better with each passing film. Watching her sink into this role is great and I just can't say enough good things about her. Regina King is another great actress, and while she's not as funny as Bullock here (face it Bullock steals this show) she proves to be a great supporting actress, lending her talents to boost her co-stars performance.
So, in the end I can highly recommend this movie, not because it's the most original and innovative comedy out there but because it's funny; and funny deserves some attention.
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