“Miss Congeniality” is a movie that thinks it is funny but it’s far from that; this doesn’t even work as a movie for girls only as it is so unorganised and quite frankly gross at points as it takes an actress (Sandra Bullock “Speed”, “While You Were Sleeping”) who at the time was still relatively attractive and turns her into an utter pig.

In “Miss Congeniality”, F.B.I. agent Gracie Hart (Bullock) must enter the beauty pageant known as “Miss United States” as Miss New Jersey in order to catch a bomber known as ‘Citizen’ (Kane perhaps). She is not a very feminine woman and must undergo a series of makeovers and lessons into how to act like a lady from coach Victor Melling (Michael Caine “Batman Begins”, “Escape To Victory”).

Sandra Bullock is clearly trying but the material she is given makes her highly unlikeable. The other girls in the pageant are really dull and lack any personality. This whole film tries to make you understand pageant girls aren’t just pretty faces but here that’s all they are. William Shatner (“Airplane II: The Sequel”) is amusing in it but has very little screen-time. Benjamin Bratt (“Catwoman”) is horrible in this picture. Michael Caine is alright at best.

“Miss Congeniality” is a movie I could recommend if I felt girls would enjoy it but I really don’t feel they would as if anything probably men would. The jokes fall flat, the main character is not fun to watch, the plot is a bit boring and heck, even the premise is a bit boring. “Miss Congeniality” gets thumbs down from me for just lacking key ingredients to make a good comedy despite having a few moments that work. I’m sure there are plenty of other movies similar that are superior to this one.