This year's best movie....funny and touching

Rating: 10/10 (21 October 2006)

Little Miss Sunshine is my absolute favourite movie of the year. The idea of a dysfunctional family movie may be old and boring but this movie is far from it. It injects new life into the formula. I cared for all the family, no matter how different they were. This was partly due to the terrific performances from everyone, especially Greg Kinnear, Steve Carrell and Abigail Breslin. These actors will definitely be in the run for an Oscar nod. The script is funny, sad and very witty. It was different to most other "roadtrip/dysfunctional family" movies, it had heart and a surprising ending (for me anyway).
The story is about the Hoover family who all take a roadtrip cross-country to enter little Olive (Abigail Breslin) into a beauty contest. Along the way they have a few problems that are funny and sad (they may seem clichéd but they are definitely done well).
I must say this film is my favourite of the year. The performances are all brilliant, the script witty and the direction perfect. There were moments where I was laughing very hard and moments when I was crying.
5/5.