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.

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.

Saw this movie too? Rate it!

Worth/not worththe popcorn

I'm a boy/girl

I am young/old

Motivational speakers are irritating/interesting

Steve Carell should stick to drama/comedy

Beauty pageants are wrong/great fun

Taking a vow of silence is easy/hard

I'd rather watch Abigail Breslin/Dakota Fanning