This goes down as the most belated movie “review” I’ve ever done, as I went to see this fine, fine, funny movie over a week ago with Duane. It’s not because it’s bad or anything, quite the opposite, I’m just really lazy like that.
Where was I? Oh yeah, Little Miss Sunshine, this can be wrapped up in seven words “dysfunctional family go on a road trip” but really, it’s so much more than that. As I said, it’s the tale of a dysfunctional family who drive from New Mexico to California so the young daughter can take part in the “Little Miss Sunshine” beauty pageant, along the way they fight and argue and eventually come together when needed. The characters are very engaging, from the loud, abrasive, heroin snorting grand father (yes, you read that right) to the silent, angst-ridden, Nietzsche reading teenage son, they are all very well written and portrayed on screen.
While it’s a funny, funny movie, it’s also very touching and highly recommended, in fact I want to go see it again.