come around in a long time." On Metacritic, the film has a 23% rating based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". In his review for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert gave the film one star out of four and wrote: ""Beautiful" should have gone through lots and lots more rewrites before it was imposed on audiences. It's a movie with so many inconsistencies, improbabilities, unanswered questions and unfinished characters that we have to suspend not only disbelief but also intelligence." In addition, Ebert felt that Minnie Driver was miscast as Mona because she "doesn't come across like the kind of person who could take beauty pageants seriously." References External links 2000 films 2000 comedy-drama films American female buddy films American comedy-drama films American buddy films Films directed by Sally Field Films about beauty pageants Films scored by John Frizzell (composer) 2000 directorial debut films Films about mother–daughter relationships 2000s English-language films 2000s American films