On a dreary Benalla afternoon, we watched “Little Miss Sunshine.” Essentially a road movie with a fractured, somewhat dysfunctional family uniting to get seven-year-old Olive to the “Little Miss Sunshine.” Pageant in far off California, the rusted-out VW being just one of their many problems.
With lots of laugh out loud incidents, cringe and shudder reactions and “this could only happen in America” moments we had lots to talk about – winners verses losers, family values, happiness, ageing, philosophy, shattered dreams, mental health and body image. Add in six unique and complex characters and we had a film that, whilst not appealing to every viewer, certainly gave us things to think about.
Pat Treleaven
With lots of laugh out loud incidents, cringe and shudder reactions and “this could only happen in America” moments we had lots to talk about – winners verses losers, family values, happiness, ageing, philosophy, shattered dreams, mental health and body image. Add in six unique and complex characters and we had a film that, whilst not appealing to every viewer, certainly gave us things to think about.
Pat Treleaven
