Great Movie that enlightens me every time I watch!

Rating: 8/10 (13 August 2007)

I'm not surprised that this film was nominated for best picture. Even though the plot was simple I thought it was engaging. The characters were not really likable at first but you grew into them.
Little Miss Sunshine is a story of a very messed up family. The father played by Greg Kinnear, who I thought did a wonderful job, is a winner only type dad. The grandfather, who is very foul mouthed (warning!), is played by Alan Arkin. The grandfather also happens to be a drug addict. The teenage son played by Paul Dano, is confined to himself as he shuts off the rest of the world in hopes of achieving his ultimate goal of being a jet pilot. The uncle, played by Steve Carell, is a depressed homosexual who attempted to commit suicide after his partner left him and he is now living with the rest of the family. The mother(I forget the actress's name) is trying to keep the madness together. And the youngest in the family(played by Abagail Preslin) is the sweet heart with big dreams of becoming a beauty pageant winner.
All of the family head out on a road trip to the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. As the family departs they have no true bond with each other. Lets just say that they are not much of a family at first. On their trip outrageous events occur that bring out huge laughs and sadness. Dramatic events occur that change the family and bring them closer together. This is all a build up to the fantastic climax where the whole family unites.
A very funny and heart warming movie, but I will warn you that there is some strong language that might catch you off-guard. strong language doesn't usually offend me but in this movie I found it unnecessary.
Little Miss Sunshine is a great movie with big laughs at times with very emotional scenes. But the best part about this film is the message displayed at the end. You might not find this the funniest film but I assure you that the ending and message at the end is all worth it to watch.