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March 24th, 2008 by
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All Olive wants is to win the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. But to do so, the whole family has to get to California in time. And since this isn’t the ordinary family, it is not as easy as it sounds. Uncle Frank just tried to commit suicide. Grandpa Edwin, also Olive’s coach, is a drug addict. Son Dwayne just took a vow of silence. And motivational speaker and father Frank isn’t even able to motivate his own family. | ||||||||
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I'd say this is a perfect match for a casual Monday. Little Miss Sunshine might be a classic feel good movie, but it does contain a fair amount of well written drama. It is a funny movie, but you can still take it serious. What I'm trying to say is, that it has a perfect balance. The main reason for this, is the character driven story. All family members have their own problems. And although these are real problems, the movie lightens them up. Not by plainly making fun of them, but by relativating them in a funny way.
And while Steve Carell shows he can do serious guys too, little Miss Sunshine herself, Abigail Breslin, is the most impressive. I'm not sure if she really is a great actress or just a really sweet girl, who can do her lines very well. But both are impressive. She is what makes this into the perfect quirky and charming movie to get through this Easter Monday. | ||||||||
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Tags: abigail breslin, jonathan dayton, paul dano, steve carell, valerie faris
Posted in Casual Monday by jamesd |
I was rather disappointed when I saw it in the theaters. Trite. Nothing interesting or original. I don’t see what the fuss is all about. June wasn’t too much better than it, but at least the dialogues were entertaining.
This is one of my family’s favorite movies.
This is one of my favorite movies! It’s on my top 10 list!
well there were many good performances in the movie. toni was good. i find the movie as a whole better than individual performances……..and the little girl was so cute…..
I really liked this. It was very different from what I expected, but it was well done all around.
[...] Little Miss Sunshine only got one bad vote. Surprisingly, some people thought motivational speakers weren’t that [...]
One of the smartest, funniest and real comedies I’ve seen in a long time. This movie features a real cast of characters and I mean that in a good way. The ending was great. A lesson for all not to worry about what other people think of you.
We love this movie too! Very entertaining and can’t wait to see Abigal in Nim’s Island!