One of the Top 10 Films of 2006

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2006)

After a year of over-hyped, blockbuster rehashes, there are very few films in 2006 that rose above all of this and were true gems. This is one of them. I hadn't any expectations regarding Little Miss Sunshine - basically because it didn't have the big marketing, big names or big number theater release behind it, but this is a black comedy (really black!) that is just a delight - and darned good.
Many here have written about the plot so I wont get into it, but its basically about a little girl who wants to enter a beauty pageant. You see those around her, eccentric, mean and very fallible family members and friends. This is also a film about family. No Hollywood ending here, actually pretty real as real can get on film. Also what's real is the little girl, I just loved her because she WAS a little girl and when you see this film that's one of the main things that stuck in my head, especially after she gets to the beauty pageant.
Warm, remarkable, slice of Americana and the illusions of wishes, fame, and trying with all of your heart for a positive outcome in a negative, every man for themselves world. A must see film.