January 29 movie: Little Miss Sunshine. I watch a lot of movies, but not a lot of new movies. And this is the first time I can remember that I've seen a movie nominated for Best Picture in the current year. I have mixed feelings about this movie. It was funny, I enjoyed it, but it was a bit ... mm. I'm having a hard time articulating what it was I didn't like. Too .. heartwarming? Facile? I had the biggest problem with Greg Kinnear's character. He's such a bastard at the beginning that for me he was unredeemable. At least, I didn't buy his redemption.
Maybe I'm being too hard on the movie. I did like Steve Carell and Alan Arkin's performances. And I have to admire a screwball comedy in which every character fails spectacularly, at everything that matters to them, which still manages to be upbeat.
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