Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Sherazade She acts, she sings, she models, she's a beauty queen! Minnie Driver shines in this almost perfectly wonderful film in which she plays a mother who is obsessed with pageantry but she has a secret daughter that she's been hiding and whose identity could get her disqualified from current and future contests. Her best-friend whom has been taking care of the child for a while soon becomes ill and brings the girl to meet with the beauty queen with catastrophic results. Driver is then forced to choose between her dream and her child as she weighs the consequences of her actions, as well as the relationships that matter most to her in life. It's a sweet film that will make you laugh. It kind of reminded me of Miss Congeniality with it's bubbly nature although those two films couldn't be more different. Don't miss Driver as she showcases her vocals during a contest, a foreshadowing for the pop career she issued a CD for years later?

triple8 SPOILERS THROUGH: I did not think Beautiful was bad so much as unstructured. One minute the audience was watching a rather serious drama, the next almost a spoof on pageants. I really don't think the whole pageant movie thing has become overdone yet but most movies about this subject, in my opinion, just aren't very good. Beautiful has some nice moments but by and large it's all over the place as far as genres go (drama, comedy, satire). I think it really should have stayed just a drama because the plot was interesting and the cast was good.As far as Driver's performance goes, she was convincing. The problem is that so much of what takes place is such a satire that it's almost impossible to take the serious moments seriously. The character of Mona also changes so abruptly that it is impossible not to be skeptical. Instead of so much silly satire it would have been nice if more character development of Mona had gone on. I could buy the fact that she grew and matured but more time was needed in the movie to show her transition. We don't get to see enough character development of anyone and to much time is wasted on things that have no relevance to the plot such as the scheming reporter who wants to ruin Mona's reputation. What was the point with that? It did not even fit into the storyline.The best aspect of this movie was the character of Vanessa who was played not just well, but with excellence. I really enjoyed her scenes with Mona and actually really enjoyed a rare few moments of this movie that had a whole lot of potential (it's nowhere near as Bad as many critic reviews say in my opinion and at least they didn't throw in an unconvincing romance and make the whole thing a romantic comedy to boot.) But it's like the movie gave up and decided it did not need to make a strong effort on structure and character development or something.If a bit more effort had gone into dialog, if Mona's character had been a bit more developed, if some of the silly stuff had been dropped and if Mona's and Vanessa's relationship had unfolded a bit more realistically this movie would have been quite something. As it stands it's about average.

krazekc14 This movie was really cool. And a lot like a real pageant (sorta) and how she could still (spoiler!!!) be a mom and miss America miss and miss Illinois was so cool. and how she worked so hard when she was a kid and finally had her dream come true with her friend (sorta) by her side. Its a really cool movie for anyone who's been or thought of being in a pageant! I think that even though her mom was totally not there for her when she should have been....ever. There should totally be a sequel to beautiful. I almost didn't pick it up because of how old it is but after i watched it i realized that it was a timeless movie!! This movie has inspired me even more to be in a pageant!!! Totally watch it!

helpless_dancer On the unbelievable side but still an interesting look at a woman totally dedicated to winning beauty pageants as a way to build self esteem. A pushy, driven person who never quite grew up and leaned heavily on a childhood friend for the guidance and support she never received growing up in a loveless home. Good show with a 2 hankie finale.