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By viewing the title and the poster of this film it seemed like a girly film but when you watch the film it isn't one whatsoever. Little Miss Sunshine is a very clever, original, dramatic and hilarious film with a very powerful message. Little Miss Sunshine teaches us all a lesson and that lesson is that we should always love our family not hate it. What I love the most about Little Miss Sunshine is that all six members of the Hoover family have different personalities and set on a trip all miserable but when a twist occurs they all bond together to form a proper family and all have a change of heart. It is the ultimate determination for the family that bonded them so well. Also, they all finally understood each other. There is a lot of comedy involved with sarcastic jokes and dark comedy. This is a really fun adventure that is deeply experiencing and pleasurable. This film has one of the best ensemble casts ever. All of the performances are just amazing and don't disappoint.
Greg Kinnear was awesome as Richard Hoover. Richard is a Type A personality striving to build a career as a motivational speaker and life coach. He is very strict and is very awkward and difficult towards his daughter Olive and also Dwayne and particularly his brother-in-law Frank. Despite that attitude he has with most of the family, he is rather funny. Toni Collette's performance as Sheryl Hoover was even better than Greg's. Toni brought a lot of power and realistic force to Sheryl's personality. Sheryl is an overworked mother of two children Dwayne and Olive. She argues with her husband Richard quite a lot even though she isn't the one who causes them in the first place. She is just an ordinary mother who just wants what is best for her family. Steve Carell was good as Frank Ginsberg. Frank is a messed-up middle aged man who is a homosexual and is a scholar of French author Proust. He is temporarily living with his family after attempting to commit suicide. Steve was really good but an actor like Robin Williams would have been better. Paul Dano was amazing as Dwayne. He is the son of Sheryl and stepson of Richard. Dano is only 11 years younger than Toni Collette who plays his mother in the film. Dwayne is a Nietzsche-reading teenager who has taken a vow of silence until he can accomplish his dream of becoming a test pilot. Richard's foul-mouthed father is a man who recently got evicted out of a retirement home for snorting heroin. He also temporarily lives with the family having nowhere else to go. He is very close to his seven-year-old granddaughter Olive. Alan Arkin was really good as Edwin. He is very rude and funny but very lovely towards Olive especially by teaching her to dance for the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. Abigail Breslin's performance is a tie for best child star performance alongside Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense. She was just so cute for the character. On that one scene where she was really crying I thought to myself "Awww bless her". She was an amazing choice for Olive Hoover.
Husband and wife Jonathan Dayton and Valarie Faris directed this film really well with that heartwarming and inspiring feeling to it. It teaches a lot about family and what it really means. The script was an amazing debut from Michael Arndt after earning the Oscar win. The script truly is one of my favourite scripts ever. It is perfect! It's funny, emotional and really clever.
Little Miss Sunshine is my favourite adventure film, my favourite road film and my favourite film of 2006. Little Miss Sunshine truly has one of the best ensemble cast. After Pulp Fiction and The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King this film has one of the best scripts of all time. I think everybody would love this film. It's a masterpiece with a big twist and a powerful and thoughtful message.
10/10
