Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

John Pasquin

Writers (WGA):

Marc Lawrence (characters) &
Katie Ford (characters) ...

Release Date:

24 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Plot:

After Cheryl Frasier and Stan Fields are kidnapped, Gracie goes undercover in Las Vegas to find them.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | FBI Agent | Undercover | Law Enforcement | Hung Upside Down

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19

6:30 PM

OXYGEN

Cast

Sandra Bullock	...	Gracie Hart
Regina King	...	Sam Fuller
Enrique Murciano	...	Jeff Foreman
William Shatner	...	Stan Fields
Ernie Hudson	...	FBI Asst. Director Harry McDonald
Heather Burns	...	Cheryl Frasier
Diedrich Bader	...	Joel Meyers
Treat Williams	...	FBI Asst. Director Walter Collins
Abraham Benrubi	...	Lou Steele
Nick Offerman	...	Karl Steele
Eileen Brennan	...	Carol Fields
Elisabeth Röhm	...	Agent Janet McKaren
Leslie Grossman	...	Pam
Lusia Strus	...	Janine
Molly Gottlieb	...	Priscilla

Also Known As:

Miss Congeniality 2 (USA) (working title)
Miss Congeniality: Armed and Fabulous (USA) (working title)
Untitled Miss Congeniality Sequel (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating) | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

7 Lincoln Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Eileen Brennan, who plays Stan Fields' mom, is actually a year younger than William Shatner, who plays Stan Fields. He was born in 1931, she was born in 1932.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: While Hart, Fuller, and Foreman are in the car just before the arrival at the Venetian Hotel, the M&M / CocaCola stores can be seen in the background across the street. This means they are traveling south on the strip, yet moments later, they get to the hotel which is on the same side of the street as the M&M / CocaCola stores and much further north.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[FBI agents in a Jim & Dan's Fine Foods van on their way to the bank for a sting operation]
Clonsky: Hey Hart, can you give me Miss Arizona's number?
Gracie Hart: Why would I do that Clonsky?
Clonsky: Cause she needs a man in her life.
Gracie Hart: Yeah, where do you fit in?

Movie Connections:

References "Sesame Street" (1969)

Soundtrack:

What Is Gossip

Funny, but not as great as the first.

I saw this movie at a special screening last night. While being a big fan of the first movie, I was fairly excited to see the second. After I saw it, I thought it was OK. Not as clever and original as the first, but still very entertaining. The second had a lot more laughs, slapstick, and funny bits...however I'd say it lacked in plot. EVERYTHING was predictable, and you knew what would happen the moment the movie started--not like in the first movie, which was more inventive and unpredictable to a certain degree.

Also, I was a bit disappointed with the cast (especially Benjamin Bratt not returning). Shatner, whom I looked forward to seeing, was hardly in it--so that was another disappointment. The other actors and actresses were OK. Sandra Bullock was great though, and she really held the film together with her comedic attitude. A 10 for her performance! Besides getting some very huge laughs from Diedrich Bader (who played Bullock's personal stylist),Shatner, and Sandra Bullock, there wasn't much else to offer in the acting department.

However I will say most of this movie was hilarious, even if it lacked in other things. I definitely recommend seeing it, as it will probably be the funniest movie of the year. If you're in the mood to see a very funny, laugh a minute-ride, you should definitely check it out in the theater! But don't get your hopes up for this being better than the first.