Little Miss Sunshine

I just watched Little Miss Sunshine on DVD, as to not feel like a horrible movie fan and have gone into the Oscar seeing 0 Best Picture Nominees (FYI, The Departed comes out on DVD Feb. 13!).

This was such a cute movie. Fox Searchlight has never let me down, and it kept up its streek. 10 year old Abigail Breslin is sush a treat. She just breaks your heart! Dakota Fanning, movie over! Seriously, I cannot get over how amazing she is in this film.

and Steve Carell? Who know he could pull of serious! He is absolutely marvelous as the suicidal uncle. And where has this Paul Dano been? He is amazing as Dwayne, who is silent until the final 30-ish minutes of the film. Alan Arkin is fabulous as well. Having last seen him in Noel( a film apparently only I saw) this was a real treat. his interactions with Breslin are just amazing.

I don't want to go into plot, because you MUST see this film. It's the dark horse for Best Picture, and with a PGA award, it is a definite contender. Everything is fantastic in this film: direction, cinematography, acting, score-- it's all there. So please, spend some time with Little Miss Sunshine...you won't regret it!