A delightful black comedy with a lesson for all

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2006)

Little Miss Sunshine is a black comedy about a dysfunctional family who are on a road trip to California where the daughter will compete in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant for young girls, which is her ultimate dream and for which she has been practicing for a long time.
Each family member contributes to the dysfunctional aspect; which includes an eldest son who has taken a vow of silence until he gets to go to flying school; an uncle who is gay and suicidal; a perverted grandpa who is addicted to heroine and was thrown out of the old aged home when he was caught sniffing it and a father who is obsessed with winning and the mother who tries to hold the family together.
On their way to the beauty pageant secrets are revealed and lessons are learned in this laugh out loud comedy.
The film features a perfect cast, which includes Steve Carrell from The 40 Year Old Virgin but in serious mode.
All the characters have unique personalities that are colourful and funny. The film does not shy away from serious topics such as drug addiction, suicide, homosexuality and death, bringing out the comedy side to all these things.
Little Miss Sunshine has something for everyone.
Did You Know? Little Miss Sunshine is number 9 in the top 100 movies of 2006, earning 93% from Rotten Tomatoes critics.