Just as Adrian expected, on the second day after the premiere of "Miss Congeniality," the reviews from major media were unexpectedly consistent: a cliché popcorn movie, but still entertaining enough to kill time. As for the performance of the leading lady...
"Mediocre, although Kate Beckinsale did a fairly good job in shaping the character's personality, she obviously doesn't quite fit this style of movie," said the San Francisco Chronicle.
Given that this was the evaluation from the leading newspaper under Hearst, one of AC Media's closest partners, one can imagine what other media outlets might say. The more favorable ones were similar to the San Francisco Chronicle, while the meaner ones straightforwardly stated that she showed none of the acting skills she had demonstrated in "28 Days." If Kate wanted to progress in comedies, romantic comedies like "Serendipity" would be more her scene, not one where the lead is required to combine comic timing with acting skills.
