Review of Little Miss Sunshine (2006) by Elias J — 26 Nov 2015

Been a while since I've seen a 5-star film (and judging initially by the title and description, I certainly doubted it would be this one) but this film surprised me with its ability to be deep, realistic, charming, and funny all at the same time.

And of course, as with any good movie, the glue that held all of these traits together had to be the fantastic, well-rounded characters. Each of them are likable in their own way and possess qualities that the others lack, which makes you really care about what is going on throughout the movie.

There were many great things about this film but what I feel made it stand out was the unique ending. I won't spoil it but I'll just say that it gave a great message which was to not rely on the affirmation of others to be happy with who you are.

Overall this film did a great job of making a multi-layered, outlandish plot seem completely realistic and normal, while drawing you in with great dialogue and character development.