Little Miss Sunshine is an excellent movie.
I was afraid of seeing it, because the reviews I saw captured very well how dysfunctional all the characters are. They are indeed a collection of disturbed people.
But I was afraid that the movie would be sad. Which it's not. It is full of joy and love. It is a happy, fun movie. It's a black comedy, but a comedy for sure.
It's some sort of cousin of The Addams Family. Spinning clockwise instead of counter-clockwise, having bright sunshine colors instead of thunderclouds and gravestones. But a family of love and joy, ironically juxtaposed against a backdrop of torment.
Also, the acting is perfect. First rate. And ensemble. No one actor stands out. They all fit together into one family. Excellent.
The story is also brilliant. No detail is unnecessary, but nothing is forced. Everything unfolds, connected to everything else. And the drama builds and concludes with perfect rhythm, with archetypical connection between the goal and the obstacles in the way.
It's a modern family Odyssey.
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We saw it! It was devine!
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