Overrated
There, I said it.
After hearing a bunch of buzz about this at Sundance last year we went to check it out at one of the later screenings that they hold open for popular films. I was underwhelmed. I think that part of the issue for me was that it smelled very, very much like a Napoleon Dynamite knock off, poorly done, with more meanness.
I won't deny that it has funny moments and characters or that it has some heart to it. When it's all put together though it (still) seems to me too much of a "let's cash in on the 'write a story about losers and laugh at them' genre" film.
Posted
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:20 PM
Can't really point to any specifics on the Napoleon Dynamite comparison (it's been a while since I've seen LMS) other than the general feeling that I got that it was self-consciously a "quirky" film with "quirky" characters doing "quirky" things. The whole "hey, let's laugh at the loser" (or in this case a collection of losers) thing.
Posted
Saturday, January 27, 2007 2:12 PM
I don't know about the Napoleon Dynamite comparison, but I agree that Little Miss Sunshine wasn't anything special--and I can hardly believe she was nominated for an Oscar. I just finally watched it this week, and was kinda disappointed. I mean, it was alright, but not nearly as good/funny as everyone said it would be.
Posted
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:15 PM
Napoleon knockoff? I see nothing of the sort.