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J. Robert Parks on Little Miss Sunshine

J. Robert Parks on Little Miss Sunshine

J. Robert Parks on Little Miss Sunshine: the movie isn’t some disillusioned attack on the suburban family. Instead, it achieves what few comedies can—a balance of tone. The slapsticky moments give way to scenes of genuine pathos, the stinging satire is offset by the warm camaraderie. The characters snap at each other as relatives do and get underneath each other’s skin, but there’s also a deep undercurrent of affection.

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  • Aug 30, 2006, 8:28am

Comments

  1. Vince Wagner

    August 30, 2006 9:40am

    I worked in a theater this summer and watched this trailer over and over and was excited to see the film, but a couple reviews I’ve read make me worried that I won’t like it.

  2. olaolu

    August 30, 2006 6:40pm

    I thought the film was good - certainly better than most domestically themed american indie films - but I honestly don’t get all the accolade it’s been receiving by many reviewers. It was funny, it was sad, but it ultimately wasn’t very memorable to be honest.

  3. RT

    August 31, 2006 10:29pm

    Though I found the film to be much sadder than I had anticipated, I still really enjoyed it. Some scenes were contrived and unrealistic, but other moments truly shined with an Everyman sort of light. I walked into the theater expecting cliches but found enough realism to make each character decently human.

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