First of all, let me be the first to let you in on a secret, that wasn't Redondo Beach. It was Ventura. In Ventura, they actually have dog shows, and they very may well have such little junior video ho shows beauty pageants, but that's not how we're living in Redondo.
This was a flick I wasn't expecting to like despite hearing all kinds of good things about it. It turned out to be just the right weight for a dysfunctional family flick. I couldn't find a moment's entertainment in The Royal Tenenbaums and I also had problems with American Beauty. Terms of Endearment, well what can you say, it was more than a film, so I'll give you that one. But none of these shows were nearly as charming and funny as Little Miss Sunshine which kept my attention by being uncharacteristically unhappy. There was nothing heavy-handed about it, and when the child finally performed I was floored.
This is a good one for the video rental. It's smarter than a fifth grader.
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