Tuesday, January 29, 2008

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (GREG KINNEAR, ALAN ARKIN, ABIGAIL BRESLIN;2006)



THIS IS THE TOUCHING STORY OF A FAT GIRL WITH BIG DREAMS. THOSE DREAMS CENTER AROUND WINNING THE LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE PAGEANT IN REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA. UNFORTUNATELY, HER FAMILY IS TOO POOR TO FLY FROM THEIR HOME IN ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO, SO THEY DECIDE TO TAKE A ROAD TRIP IN A VW BUS. ALONG THIS DRAMATIC BUT HUMOROUS JOURNEY, EVERYONE’S ISSUES ARE EXPOSED…. EVERYONE FROM THE GAY SUICIDAL UNCLE, TO THE HEROIN ADDICTED GRAMPA, TO THE ANGRY OLDER BROTHER. IF THERE’S ONE THING MY INFINITE WISDOM DEDUCTED FROM THIS FILM, IT’S THIS: IT'S NOT FUNNY TO BE ADDICTED, GAY, SUICIDAL, FAT OR POOR..... UNLESS YOU’RE ATTRACTIVE, THIN, RICH, STRAIGHT AND STABLE! WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY I THOUGHT THIS MOVIE WAS HYSTERICAL…BECAUSE I LOOK LIKE APOLLO, NOT THE THEATER, THE GOD OF THE SUN. WOMEN LOVE ME. I DON’T OWN A GUN. AND I LIGHT CIGARETTES WITH HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS, EUROS, YEN OR ANYTHING EXPENSIVE AND FLAMMABLE. IF YOU CANNOT RELATE TO THE CHARACTERS IN THIS MOVIE, MEANING YOU’RE A BIG WINNER LIKE ME, I RECOMMEND PICKING UP THIS DRAMEDY TONIGHT.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

knew i loved this for a reason.....

thanks MJ for point out why