Over-hyped Tripe

Rating: 3/10 (28 November 2007)

Boring is what this movie is. Oh, and cheap. Boring and cheap. Dysfunctional family takes road trip to Beauty Pagent where child puts in a totally naff "performance" and you end up wondering how she ever qualified to take part in the first place - that is, if you are not already wondering how the film got made at all!
The hype surrounding this film set me up for a fall. Great expectations leading to great disappointment. The fabulous Toni Collette is utterly wasted. Alan Arkin's Oscar nomination off the back of it proves that the sympathy vote is alive and well.
It's just not very good.