Review of Little Miss Sunshine (2006) by Dave M — 08 Feb 2014

Slow start, but not too bad in the end. Some funny moments :-).

This review of Little Miss Sunshine (2006) was written by Dave M on 08 Feb 2014.

Little Miss Sunshine has generally received very positive reviews.

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