Reminded me of The Royal Tennenbaums

Rating: 9/10 (22 September 2007)

Maybe it's just because the "Tennenbaums" were released earlier that I didn't give it 10 points, but it's a great movie and definitely worth seeing it. Especially if you're in to weird family stories. I also like the way the movie deals with the American beauty-craze and the (in my eyes) pretty American "You're-either-number-one-or-nothing-at-all-mentality". I like the extremely funny and partly absurd comedy of these actually tragic (family)situations. The acting is great, especially Little Miss Sunshine Abigail Breslin is fantastic! In my eyes the end was a little bit predictable if you've studied the character of grandpa Alan Arkin (a deserved Oscar) during the trip. I was surprised by the acting of Steve Carell who's honestly not one of my favorites - but in this he seems to be better and shows more acting skills than in any other movie I've seen him in. Respect. As I said 9 thumbs up!