Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine is in certain theaters now, and you should probably definitely go see it. It's a pretty preposterous movie, really. The characters are definitely contrived and over-the-top dysfunctional. But that doesn't take away from the story. The actors and more than capable and each one does a really really great job. Greg Kinnear is good as always, and Steve Carrell is perfect. It would be tempting to let Mr. Carrell steal the show, but he plays his role perfectly and fits in nicely. He's hilarious without shining too brightly. It's hilarious. Even a joke that is repeated about 7 or 8 or 9 times throughout the movie never gets old; you think it would, but it actually gets funnier every time. And the movie is kind of like a snowball rolling down a hill in its hilarity. It starts out a little slow and you're not sure where it's going, but it gets funnier and funnier until the big ending where you can't stop laughing. And it has this really nostalgic, heartwarming feel by the end. I walked out of the theater and saw the poster in the lobby and it brought a smile of contentment to my face and I let out one of those, "Awwws" or "Ahhs." And Sufjan is on the soundtrack. And the other band that does most of the soundtrack, Devotchka or something like that, is really really great, too. This is a terrible review, I know. But I kind of think this movie is pretty much perfect, and I can't put that into words very well.