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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Reviewed by Madelyn Miller

I seem to be going to all the same places as Sandra Bullock. I went to Atlantic City around the time of Miss Congeniality and was in Las Vegas two weeks before I saw Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous.

And while my life as a travel writer is interesting and glamorous, Sandra Bullocks is a little more exciting.

Not that I want a chance to be trapped inside a ship at Treasure Island, or to perform on-stage wearing feathers, but I would not mind her makeup and wardrobe artist.

She looked fabulous in this movie.

And although I enjoyed it, Miss Congeniality was my favorite. I am not sure I need to see Miss Congeniality 3 or that I hope there will be as many extensions as there were with Rocky.

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous catches up with FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) shortly after she successfully disarmed a threat against the Miss United States Pageant while working undercover as a contestant in Miss Congeniality and became an overnight media sensation.

Things haven't been going so well for her lately. Reeling from a broken romance and frustrated to find her newfound fame is jeopardizing the undercover work she loves, Gracie now reluctantly agrees to serve the Bureau in the only way possible: coifed and styled for the talk show circuit as "the face of the FBI." Though resistant at first, she soon warms to the attention and it's not long before she's getting into her new role a little too much. Her new partner Sam Fuller (Regina King), a tough, ambitious agent who is clearly not her biggest fan, is the first to point out that the pampered Bureau star is turning into FBI Barbie. But when Gracie's best friend, pageant winner Cheryl Frazier (Heather Burns), and emcee Stan Fields (William Shatner), are kidnapped in Las Vegas, Gracie's crime-fighting instincts kick back in.

Not wanting to risk losing their greatest PR asset, the FBI top brass forbid her to get involved and charge Sam with keeping her in line. But when it comes to breaking a difficult case and helping her friends, there's nothing Gracie won't do.

Castle Rock Entertainment presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Fortis Films Production: Sandra Bullock stars in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, also starring Regina King, Enrique Murciano, William Shatner, Ernie Hudson, Heather Burns, Diedrich Bader, Treat Williams. Directed by John Pasquin, the film is produced by Sandra Bullock. Produced and written by Marc Lawrence. Mary McLaglen, John Kirby and Bruce Berman are the executive producers. Gesine Bullock-Prado is co-producer. Director of photography is Peter Menzies, Jr., A.C.S.; production designer is Maher Ahmad; and editor, Garth Craven. Music supervisor is John Houlihan. Costumes designed by Deena Appel. Soundtrack album on Warner Sunset Records.

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "sex-related humor."

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