What would happen?

Rating: 6/10 (16 March 2009)

What would happen if you did the opposite of all the things that go wrong in Hollywood mainstream movies and made a movie out of *that*? You might end up with a movie like Little Miss Sunshine.
Nothing in Little Miss Sunshine wants to be mainstream, except of course the 18 karat cast who beam their way through the movie knowing they are enhancing their CVs while building some excellent karma on the side.
The problem is, if you don't have a story worth telling, none of this matters. The good acting, all the weird and "different" characters.. it all falls to dust because the story is actually lacking the essential spice to get the viewer to the end with a feeling it was worth the sit.
It happens so often with American indie type movies. The makers are so happy to be off the beaten track that plain cinematographic laws are forgotten. And the audience don't punish them for it.
Confronting Hollywood with its many flaws takes more than just good intentions.