Beautiful film!

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2006)

What little girl hasn't dreamed of becoming a beauty queen one day? This story of young pageant dreamer Olive and her seemingly functionally dysfunctional family is both heartwarming and hilarious. From an old-school VW bug that only shifts into 3rd and 4th gear, a angst teenager's vow of silence, a suicidal homosexual uncle, a cocaine addicted grandfather, a workaholic father and a mother just trying to keep it all together, there is so much character depth and variation. The actors play their parts BEAUTIFULLY and the directing is just amazing to say the least. This is definitely a film well worth seeing again and again.. and maybe a few times more. Little Miss Sunshine is a keeper with a good message and truly lives up to its expectations. Don't let this one pass you up!!