The feel-good film of the year.

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2007)

In fact, film of the year full stop.
It's the sort of film where you can forget all your troubles for an hour and a half or so, relax, and get lost in the moment.
It's essentially a comedy, but there are one or two serious, yet beautiful, heart-stopping moments, helped in no small part by BFCA winners (for this very film) Abigail Breslin and Paul Dano.
I've never heard so much noise in a single cinema auditorium caused by pure, side-splitting laughter - especially during the classic ending. The only downside to this whole film is that the ending doesn't have quite the same effect when watching it at home on your own.
The soundtrack is also superb. Listen out for Sufjan Stevens's "No Man's Land" during the end credits.
A roller-coaster ride you'll wish you can stay on forever.