martinsop I was laughing throughout the whole movie. I enjoyed how this film didn't force its jokes onto the audience or how it didn't just rely on the comedy. Little Miss Sunshine had dramatic elements to it which really sold the whole dysfunctional family aspect of the film. Like any movie though it's not perfect. There wasn't anything particularly special about this film.

loumag-88161 Little miss sunshine is a dramatic comedy created in 2006 by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. An amazing little girl called Olive Hoover (Abigail Breslin), thinks she can become « Little Miss Sunshine » a national beauty contest. Her brother, Dwayne (Paul Dano), has taken a vow of silence until he's accepted by the Air Force Academy. The father Richard (Greg Kinnear) is a motivational speaker explaining « Nine steps to success » , his wife Sheryl (Toni Colette) who has a suicidal brother Franck (Steve Carell) . And the grandpa (Alan Arkin) is a drug addict. Crammed in the rusted Volkswagen bus, the family, travel until the California for participate a beauty contest during 3 days. This is a beautiful movie, with a funny and sweet characters, with a lot of unexpected events. We recommend !

chasapikate This movie has an amazing plot. I enjoyed every minute! The pictures throughout the movie are good. In short, you get to see how each characters although has his/hers very own goal and issues, somehow manages to cooperate in order to fulfill the little girl's dream. The movie presents a problematic family with both sad and funny moments.

kijii As the movie opens Sheryl (Toni Collette) is picking up her brother, Frank (Steve Carell), from a mental hospital, after his failed suicide attempt due to a recent breakup with his boyfriend. Sherl's husband, Richard (Greg Kinnear), is bankrupt and trying to create a new career for himself as a motivational speaker. When Sheryl brings Frank into her home, he is forced--after being discharged from the hospital--to bunk with their son, Dwayne (Paul Dano). Dwayne is in the midst of a self-induced vow of silence in partial preparation for his goal of getting into the Air Force Academy.The rest of the household consists of Richard's incorrigible father, Alan Arkin—who has been kicked out of Sunset Manor--and Sheryl and Richard's seven-year-old daughter, Olive (Abigail Breslin).With the dream of someday becoming a beauty contestant. Olive has been working on her talent routine with grandpa. When she learns that the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in California has an opening, she wants to compete.The adventure begins when the entire family reluctantly gets into their old bright yellow VW bus to go from Albuquerque to LA. As the trip progresses, everyone becomes increasingly committed to getting Olive to the contest on time. The mishaps along the way are unexpected and interesting. But, this is no National Lampoon-like vacation-type movie.The movie gives us an irreverent jab at child beauty contests and presents us with grandpa's sage advice to his dysfunctional family--- concisely shouted to his grandson, Dwayne while on the trip—'Screw every woman you can get your hands on!!' (But, he didn't use the word, 'screw.') (Olive has her music headset on so she is the only one in the bus that isn't within earshot of grandpa's advice.) The cute seven-year-old Olive wins your heart over as she helps to bring her family together by trying to do the impossible: win the Little Miss Sunshine contest without any rehearsals.I'm not sure if this Sundance-sponsored movie is destined to become a classic. But, I found it to be entertaining and fun. Much of its humor is irreverent or gallows humor, and I found myself laughing out loud many times. I think that one of its greatest assets is its unpredictability. I guess I am not alone in my love for this movie. It has also won several critical acclaims, in several categories