Creative satire of our beauty focused culture but annoying

Rating: 5/10 (2 February 2007)

The satiric story of how this struggling, dysfunctional family overcomes a series of obstacles to reach the beauty pageant final of their 9 or 10 yr. old daughter might appeal to a few, but makes poor quality entertainment. The only thing I enjoyed was Abigail Breslin's excellent acting.
The satire is well done and it makes you feel pity for those young girls that go through those exaggerated beauty pageants. However the rest of the film just seems one problem after another till the point that it stops being funny and just becomes annoying.
Oh, and don't let the cute title and Abigail's innocence mislead you into the mistake of thinking that your children can watch it. It is definitely for teens and above.
Andres
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