Comments on: Seen It: Little Miss Sunshine http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/08/seen-it-little-miss-sunshine/ a new city. a new life. here's my two sense. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:49:40 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jim http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/08/seen-it-little-miss-sunshine/comment-page-1/#comment-3776 Jim Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:26:21 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/08/seen-it-little-miss-sunshine/#comment-3776 There is a fine line between motivational speakers and "cult leaders." And I think Kinnear touches that line without going over it. It was great to see him subverted in the Denny's scene. Kinnear's smartguy approach seems to echo in some ways the drunk errant father from "Talladega Nights" where the father says "if your not first, your last." I also liked the satire this movie did to the pageant industry. I cringed every time they showed a mother with a spray can. Carrell did a great job in this somewhat subdued role, but you could tell he honestly did care about these people while not necessarily greatly inspired by their behavior. There is a fine line between motivational speakers and "cult leaders." And I think Kinnear touches that line without going over it. It was great to see him subverted in the Denny's scene. Kinnear's smartguy approach seems to echo in some ways the drunk errant father from "Talladega Nights" where the father says "if your not first, your last."

I also liked the satire this movie did to the pageant industry. I cringed every time they showed a mother with a spray can. Carrell did a great job in this somewhat subdued role, but you could tell he honestly did care about these people while not necessarily greatly inspired by their behavior.

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