I actually saw Miss Congeniality when it was out (I needed a film I could see with my Mom, in case you’re wondering), and it was the sort of movie you’d describe as ‘cute.’ It was exactly what you’d think and no more, but hit all its marks, and was pleasant enough.
However, did they really need to make a sequel to it? It’s a sad comment on Sandra Bullock’s career that she would bother. This is especially true in that the real star of the first film was Michael Caine, who’s absent in the follow-up, perhaps because he’s appearing in Batman Begins. Moreover, Bullock’s sing-song “you liiiike me” bit, which made sense when uttered to her romantic interest in the first film, Benjamin Bratt, is obviously shoehorned in here whether it makes sense or not. This is the sort of thing that’s so evidentially mere product that it leaves you a bit depressed. I’m not saying the film is going to be awful, although it wouldn’t surprise me. It’s just so, yes, unnecessary.
