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My first reaction to this movie was one of immense relief, as I was under the impression the title was "Miss Congenital Herpes." I applauded the risk of the role, but failed to see how this could be a lighthearted comedy. The PG-13 rating was certainly in question. But that of course was my mistake.

The movie itself was actually pretty enjoyable. I think I've decided that Sandra Bullock is much cuter when she is not trying to be cute. When she beats people up, argues, talks with her mouth full, drinks beer, and eats pizza, she's adorable. Much more so than when she steers a boat into a large pile of crap. Having long hair and a dorky laugh helps too. Also, frankly, she's been known to be hot. If she wasn't. would she be starring in a movie about a beauty scholarship competition? Besides the fact that she produced it, no, of course not.

Also in the movie, fresh from his Oscar win, is Michael Caine. This is one of twenty three movies he will be featured in this year, giving us a return to the Michael Caine we grew up with. In this film he play a fussy old gay man, showing his incredible range. In his growing age he tends to pause less between every other syllable, now preferring to slur them together like that uncle who nobody can tell if he's drunk or not.

Candice Bergen is in the film. Her son's name is Frank, showing her true talent is shouting the name "Frank!" Her father talked to a piece of wood, so what do you expect? Speaking of wooden actors, William Shatner is also present. Don't get me wrong, I love Shatner. I'm just glad he's learned not to take himself seriously, using the cheesy kind of roles he's offered to show that while he's laughable as a dramatic acter, he's genuinely laugh inducing as a comedian.

Just to cover the plot, it's been covered. It's getting hard to work the geek turns hot plot into an original idea, thanks to so much to the 80's exploiting the premise to near death. The point is, we know the message, we know the twists, we know how it winds up. Who cares? It's still fun. So if you have some time and money to kill, not a bad choice. After all, it's got a Southern baton twirler.

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