Sep 10 2006
Little Miss Sunshine
Dir: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
Writ: Michael Arndt
- Abigail Breslin - Olive
- Greg Kinnear - Richard
- Paul Dano - Dwayne
- Alan Arkin - Grandpa
- Toni Collette - Sheryl
- Steve Carell - Frank
Families are a source of much amusement and not a little tragedy. Especially when your father is a motivational speaker, whose “9 steps to winning� doesn’t seem to be working, your uncle is an attempted suicide, and your brother is a wannabe fighter pilot who has taken a vow of silence and so hasn’t spoken in months. Not to mention a heroin snorting grandfather. Not exactly the most functional of families. But when Olive, a little girl who dreams of winning beauty pageants, gets a chance to compete for the Little Miss Sunshine title, the entire family is forced into helping her achieve her dream.
I don’t want to give away too much about this film. In a way the plot isn’t really important. Instead it is the characters that are important. Their relationships with one another, and their quirks and faults.
I really enjoyed this film, it is funny and moving at the same time. Yes every now and then things get a little too “kooky�, but at the same time it all works. The humour is great, one-liners and visual gags. The situations are somewhat forced, but it doesn’t really matter. It all works.
There is also a satirical aspect to the film, but it isn’t particularly cutting satire, it is all good humoured and just plain nice. On the surface it seems as though it going to be a dark comedy, but although there is death, and suicide, and even a hint of paedophilia, but it isn’t dark. Not really. It is too good natured and feel good to be dark in the strictest sense. It takes the middle ground, but it isn’t a middle of the road film.
I enjoyed every moment of Little Miss Sunshine; from the out and out funny moments to the touching, moving moments. Highly recommended.
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Tags: 8 Stars, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, beauty pagent, comedy, Family, fun, Greg Kinnear, humour, Jonathan Dayton, Little Miss Sunshine, Michael Arndt, moving, Paul Dano, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, touching, Valerie FarisRelated posts
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I really like the actors in this film, yet I haven’t been in any rush to see it. Maybe I’ll see it sooner than I expected to.
This is one I want to see but the time is quickly passing by and I may end up having to catch this one when it comes out on DVD.
I kept thinking of Junebug when I was watching it. Maybe because they are both about somewhat strange families?
It is one that won’t lose anything at all from being watched on the dvd
10/10? Wow… I was really looking forward to this before, but now…
But now your expectations will be raised, and you won’t enjoy it. I had no idea at all what it was about, a friend just suggested it, and she hadn’t a clue neither.
It did almost kill me though, at a certain line Show Spoilers ▼
I was taking a sip of water. Took me a few minutes before I could breathe through the laughter and the choking again.
I’m actually going to see this on Sunday, for a friend’s birthday. Looking forward to it.
Was I the friend who suggested it? I have a vague memory of saying twas supposed to be good a few weeks ago. Hmm. I loved it. And yes, very Junebuggy.
Fighter pilot broke my heart. The VW broke my funny bone.
I hope you enjoy it GG.
No not you NM, The Africa girl.
Colour me confused. And meh. And whatever.