Sundance crowd-pleaser about an unlikely beauty pageant contestant (Abigail Breslin), a beat-up VW van, & the oddballs who climb aboard to support her dream. Altho there are a few improbable moments, most of the journey”s sublime as this contemporary version of the Joad family (from GRAPES OF WRATH) follows the well-worn trajectory west. More on LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE.
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