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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardMiss Congeniality would not be out of place as a TV series, so it makes sense that Candice Bergen and William Shatner appear as pageant co-hosts.
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrShe (Bullock) has a way of landing on her feet and remaining simpatico no matter how cheesy the script is. That's what happens here.
- 50Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonIt all coalesces in a TV-level pleasantness, which isn't quite enough to fill a big screen.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt isn't bad so much as it lacks any ambition to be more than it so obviously is.
- 50New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanHas some entertaining moments, thanks mainly to Bullock herself, who is surprisingly glamorous as well as endearing.
- 40VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerStumbling its way down the comedy runway, Miss Congeniality is yet another miscalculated vehicle for the ever-feisty Sandra Bullock.
- 40The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensSupporting performances add comic spark to a movie that otherwise seems happily, deliberately second-rate.
- 30Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorThe kind of ugly-duckling role that's long been ironic for her (Bullock).
- 20Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanThe jokes are lame, the set-up is stupid and Bullock, occasionally a winsome comedienne and here a co-producer, is annoying as heck.
- 20Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversI'd rather be buried in a mound of Floridian chad than watch director Donald Petrie force Bullock to jump through another desperately unfunny comic hoop.