Slowly Learning...

So Little Miss Sunshine isn’t slated for full release until August 18th, however the Little somehow got it a week early like NYC and LA and such. I’m not going to question it either. It gave me a chance to see one of the funniest movies of the year that much earlier. This may not be Steve Carell in his typical role (40-Year Old Virgin), but the mass populace should try giving this one a chance. Carell is not the end of the cast either. There’re Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Toni Collette, and even Alan Arkin (all of whom do a fantastic job). But none do a better job than Abigail Breslin as Olive.

The story is one of a highly dysfunctional family who travel to California in order to get to the Little Miss Sunshine finals. While a lot of what happens along the way is disturbing (and funny as hell), the pageant itself is the most horrifying thing I’ve seen this year (true I haven’t seen the Descent yet, but I can’t imagine that it compares to that). What makes it even more frightening is that you know that this is what actually happens all over the country.

I don’t really want to say too much though, partially because you really just need to see it enjoy it, but mainly because after already writing two rambling reviews I’m just a little burnt out.

RATING: Worth an Immediate Viewing, Worth Putting on Your Netflix List Now