Good film....but annoying.

Rating: 6/10 (11 June 2008)

I can only think that all of the people voting 'Little Miss Sunshine' as one of the films of the year have never seen National Lampoon's 'Vacation' As I remember it 'Vacation' was NOT named a film of the year, although it has become a 'Classic', at least it's a film I will return to again and again when I want a good laugh, despite getting dismissed by the critics. 'Vacation' is full of hilarious situations and highly quotable lines "Do you know the law against animal cruelty in this state?". 'Sunshine' has none of this, but is a fantastic feel good film, with some good laughs (particularly the Grandad),it is well acted and has a great script. Having gone through the moody teenage Nietzsche obsession myself, this was wonderfully played by Paul Dano, and made me laugh with recognition. All in all a good film, but the blatant stealing from the much better film (The cop, the dead relative, the porn, the car, the kids,etc) will make you wince.