Not as good as others are saying

Rating: 5/10 (7 September 2006)

I went to see this movie only because of the great ratings it got. A friend of mine went to see it with me and neither of us saw a preview for it, but we had faith in other viewers' opinions. I don't know if I'll trust their opinions anymore. This movie wasn't awful, but I don't know how it got an 8.2 either. I kept thinking it was set in the 70's or 80's by the way they were dressed and their vehicle. The only thing that kept setting it off was the father's flip cell phone and then in the hotel room, Bush was on TV. Parents who have kids who need glasses...don't make them get the kind this poor little girl was wearing! And, I'm sorry, I have a 5 year old daughter and wouldn't let her look like she did. There is no way she would be in a beauty pageant. You won't believe how they make the other little girls look! They were more beautiful and sophisticated than I could ever feel! Absolutely ridiculous! Made me think of JonBonet Ramsey. I believe this movie was supposed to be funny...I don't remember laughing until the last 5 minutes! To sum it up, if you feel like watching this movie, wait til it comes out on DVD.