Little Miss Sunshine
I know that it has been quite a while since I wrote a rave review, so I wanted to reassure all of the readers in cyber-land that I do still enjoy a good movie.
Recently, I received a copy of Little Miss Sunshine as a gift. I watched it and, while I was thoroughly interested in the storyline, it didn't strike me as the wonderful film everyone was raving about. However... when I watched it again a second time, I loved it. Upon initial viewing, I followed the storyline and could appreciate the story for what it was. The second time, knowing what was going to happen, I was able to allow myself to become more involved in the script. There were moments where I was laughing so much I couldn't stop. Alan Arkin's character "Grandpa" was just hilarious. Some of his lines were delivered so perfectly, like " I had second degree burns on my johnson, I kid you not." He had me laughing so hard!
Paul Dano and Steve Carell were both just wonderful. Carell was vulnerable and sarcastic and just bloomed in this film. Dano had very few lines, a character trait, but when he finally does speak, it's like the chief in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"- an event in and of itself. Both started out so depressed and the viewer was almost pulled out of their depressions at the same time they were. They had a wonderful little bonding moment which summarizes life in a nutshell. The writing was brilliant.
The beauty pageant scene was similar to "Best In Show"; however, while it did not focus on the obsessive nature of the parents, the contrast between Olive and the other girls in the competition spoke volumes about the preparation and torture that parents put these little girls through. And who's better to officiate the contest than Donnie Darko's Beth Grant... Hollywood's uptight tight ass? Abigail Breslin was adorable, Toni Collette and Greg Kinnear were great... the whole movie was worth a second look.
This is one of those films that I will be putting on and listening to while I clean the house, like Magnolia or American Beauty or Donnie Darko. It was beautiful.
Recently, I received a copy of Little Miss Sunshine as a gift. I watched it and, while I was thoroughly interested in the storyline, it didn't strike me as the wonderful film everyone was raving about. However... when I watched it again a second time, I loved it. Upon initial viewing, I followed the storyline and could appreciate the story for what it was. The second time, knowing what was going to happen, I was able to allow myself to become more involved in the script. There were moments where I was laughing so much I couldn't stop. Alan Arkin's character "Grandpa" was just hilarious. Some of his lines were delivered so perfectly, like " I had second degree burns on my johnson, I kid you not." He had me laughing so hard!
Paul Dano and Steve Carell were both just wonderful. Carell was vulnerable and sarcastic and just bloomed in this film. Dano had very few lines, a character trait, but when he finally does speak, it's like the chief in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"- an event in and of itself. Both started out so depressed and the viewer was almost pulled out of their depressions at the same time they were. They had a wonderful little bonding moment which summarizes life in a nutshell. The writing was brilliant.
The beauty pageant scene was similar to "Best In Show"; however, while it did not focus on the obsessive nature of the parents, the contrast between Olive and the other girls in the competition spoke volumes about the preparation and torture that parents put these little girls through. And who's better to officiate the contest than Donnie Darko's Beth Grant... Hollywood's uptight tight ass? Abigail Breslin was adorable, Toni Collette and Greg Kinnear were great... the whole movie was worth a second look.
This is one of those films that I will be putting on and listening to while I clean the house, like Magnolia or American Beauty or Donnie Darko. It was beautiful.
posted by Susan at
1/05/2007
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