This is a wonderful movie that everyone should see. Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Alan Arkin and Toni Collette all give great performances. And the emergence of newcomers Abigail Breslin and Paul Dano is refreshing. A great movie with depth, darkness, and funny.

I liked it, but it had some slow moments. I thought the overall message was warm and endearing and that final scene was ultra-climactic, as all the tension that has been building up about the film finally comes crashing down on you in a wave of hilarity. But it was like one long, drawn out joke, ultimately. And when it was over, you were left with that. Not really a life changing film or anything.

I loved this movie - it was better than I thought it would be, and I expected a lot. I loved the relationships between characters, especially the suicidal uncle and sullen teenager, and the pervy grandpa's affection for his granddaughter seemed real and sweet. Plus, hilarious car-chasing!

The dance scene at the end of the movie caused me to laugh harder than I have in years. The whole movie seems to be a set-up for that scene.

Loved it! Laugh-out-loud loved it ... and the expert, in-depth development of diverse characters! Not sure if the comedy is the icing for the characters or the reverse, but rare to see both so well integrated. Interesting note ... the reason Abigail Breslin wore the earphones in the van ... Alan Arkin refused to do that scene within her earshot, so the earphones were added! Gotta love that!

The dialog of Little Miss Sunshine is a 2nd rate rip Wes Anderson rip off, the 'action' is a decades old rehash of 'family vactaion', and the story is simple and a bit shoddy. What is the story arc? She gets into a beauty contest, she performs, everyone hates it, her family supports her. It is an almost structureless rip off of better movies and is made watchable almost single handedly by the talent of the actors involved and the natural charm of Abigail Breslin. And like someone below said, you have an entire movie that leads to one cute-kid-doing-inappropriate-dance gag at the end. Maybe the most overrated movie of the last 30 years simply because everyone wants to be a part of the next indie hit. Napoleon Dynamite and Royal Tenenbaums this film is not.

It produced so much indie-film hype, but I feel like it didn't meet it. When Paul Dano's character finds out he's color-blind? That was the most abrupt, set up scene I've ever watched. It wasn't bad, but I guess I had higher expectations for it. It has some great parts, but it most definitely did NOT deserve the Oscar, thank godness it didn't get it. It's a good film, but was definitely overrated.

Not bad, but I was surprised this was considered one of the best films of the year.

This movie was nowhere as bad as Dan in Real Life, but I still hated it. Why do critics continue to give these forced movies good reviews? Frustrating.