An excellent film

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2007)

This movie restored my faith in Hollywood. Almost immediately, you care about the characters and as the movie progresses, the characters become even more endearing. One of the best things about this film is that a highly emotional moment is followed immediately by a hysterical one, giving new life to the cliché, "I laughed, I cried". The contestants are truly frightening and the movie definitely shines a light on the bizarre world of child beauty pageants. There's an interesting irony that tests the idea of whether beauty is on the inside or on the outside as we see "Olive" lined up with 5 other finalists near the end of the film.