Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous
by John Pasquin
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Actor: Jr. Enrique Murciano, Regina King, Sandra Bullock, William ShatnerDirector: John Pasquin
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-21
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous
DVD Review: Wake up and smell the iced vente decaf caramel macchiato!
Summary: 1 Stars
It nearly brings me to tears to witness decent actors fall flat on their faces in the middle, correction, right at the start of their "comeback" film. Ergo, I was in need of several Kleenex when I watched Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous because of the horrid direction, acting, and scenario that this film represented. There was no redeeming value in this film at all. Normally, I can find one scene in a film that just stood out in my mind, one that perhaps showed that the director had done his homework, or that the actors were having a good time with the script, but alas, this was nowhere to be found in this sequel. Instead, we are forced to literally watch tumbleweeds roll through the shot after Bullock, Bader, or even King forces a line of comedy from their mouths. Their timing was horrible. I kept expecting to hear a laugh track through the film, but there was none. We, the audience members, having to create our own laughter, but for this film it was definitely impossible.
Directors need to realize that if they want to capitalize on the wallets of moviegoers, they need to provide audiences with fresh, original material that gives the viewers that safety-blanket feeling of security that they have spent their money wisely. This did not happen with Miss Congeniality 2. Instead, I witnessed a tired Bullock delivering the same old routine from the original, which after watching this disastrous sequel, is a breath of fresh air. If the repetitive nature wasn't dulling enough, we have to throw in cliché characters, which can only do cliché things. I feel horrible for Diedrich Bader, who is a funny comedian, but was forced into this cliché gay characters sputtering lines that we have heard time and time again from other products of the Hollywood-recycling machine. Regina King's character was pointless. Throughout the entire film I was trying to figure out why she was a major character in this film. I guess the producers needed someone to counter Bullock's character, but there was no chemistry. The least they could have done was provide someone that could play off Bullock, instead of against her. Shatner was, well, Shatner. He provided nothing fresh to his role other than the fact that it was obvious he needed the cash. The same can be said for Treat Williams, whom should be hanging his head in shame after this debacle. Wait, was that Ernie Hudson in this movie?
So, we had horrible characters, maybe the story was strong enough to support itself. WRONG. The story was just as pointless as the characters. Bullock, instead of being a model in a pageant this time, is instead a model for the FBI. Seems very realistic ... doesn't it?!? It seems like overnight she transforms herself from pageant beauty into sniveling FBI agent back to pageant beauty selling the book about her life. It seemed random and chaotic, like trying to watch a two-year-old place a square block in a circle entry. It was painful because I am somewhat of a Bullock fan and to see her grab at this dry material just hurt from the inside. The main structure of the story was frustrating as well. Characters were introduced without any story and we were forced to believe them. The villains of this film were lightweights and provided no humor or fear to anyone in the audience. It felt as if they let the stand-ins remain in the film while the actors went and played golf. The timing was horrendous, the structure of this destroyed story was menacing, and there were no jokes that were even worthy of a smile. From the opening credit sequence through every scene break, I kept thinking to myself it isn't going to get any worse ... alas, I was proven wrong.
Finally, I really want to strengthen the idea that jokes need to be funny. If you tote a comedy as being "laugh-out-loud", I expect to be doing that throughout the film. It felt like amateur night at the comedy club when Bullock walked into every scene. She should have had a glass of water with her because her delivery was horrible. Writer Marc Lawrence has done some exceptional work in the past, but somehow he was able to create a story out of all the neglected ideas from his previous work. It was sad, but there was no humor in this film at all.
Overall, this was a huge disappointment for Sandra Bullock as well as the audiences that paid money to see it. There was nothing of value throughout the entire film. The jokes were completely absurd and unfunny, while the actors seemed like they just didn't care. Maybe they were all inside jokes and I just missed the punchline, but nothing was making this old man smile. Bullock is a great actress, don't get me wrong, but somehow this one caused her to trip on her own two feet and face plant deeply into the concrete floor. Bader was annoying and completely cliché ridden, while Regina King proved that she can read cue cards and bring one-dimensional characters to the silver screen. This was an embarrassment to Hollywood, director John Pasquin (who should never touch another camera again), and everyone involved. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous only gave my arm a fabulous twitch (it was the best I could do).
Grade: * out of *****
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