The film has something for everyone.
There’s comedy, romance, action, and even a couple ofmusical performances.
How could you not love it?
There are a lot of things about “Miss Congeniality” that jump out to the adult viewer.
Where are the adults on this playground?
The whole fight should have been stopped as soon as the bully started picking on someone.
She’s sitting in a boothpretending to read a bookthat actually has a video camera hidden in it.
There’s a small screen showing everything being recorded.
As far as hidden cameras go, it’s not exactly well hidden.
Couldn’t she have some sort of spy camera eyeglasses?
This book setup looks like something a teenager could pick up at the local Radio Shack.
All someone has to do is peek over Gracie’s shoulder to see that she’s up to something.
There are so many things wrong with this scene.
Doesn’t the FBI have interns or assistants?
It gets worse, though.
This is worrisome behavior, especially because we’re supposed to see him as a handsome leading man.
Won’t people notice that Gracie has never competed in a pageant before?
By 2000, though, the power of the internet makes getting away with the scheme much harder.
The fact that Gracie is a total newcomer to pageants is unlikely to go unnoticed.
Why are there only 50 contestants?
What happened to the rest of the competition?
Director Donald Petrie explained this toE!
Are we supposed to believe there are good bagels in Texas?
Yet there she sits, smearing what is no doubt store-bought schmearon her bagel.
They should have had Gracie eat a danish or a muffin instead.
It’s no wonder that she’s constantly apologizing for everything and in need of validation.
Then, there is the more recent trauma ofnearly being murderedat the Miss United States pageant.
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All you need is a light jacket."
In fact, snow is not uncommon in the northern state during the month of April.
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Is Gracie clumsy or not?
As classic as the original is, there are some frustrating elements.
For example, Gracie is a talented FBI agent who keeps her cool in dangerous situations.
How could Gracie be runner-up of the Miss United States pageant?
Miss California is an actual opera singer, for crying out loud.
Gracie coming in as runner-up also brings up the issue of diversity in the pageant.
It’s quite possible that the Miss United States judges were biased in favor of white contestants.
Just one wrong move could have set the stage on fire or seriously injured someone.
Or, at the very least, they would have been prepared with plenty of fire extinguishers backstage.
This might be cute if Eric weren’t such a creep, as we previously established.
There is so much wrong with this relationship.
Theromantic tension between thembegins to build during the pageant.
