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Article: It's no 'Little Miss Sunshine'; But acting strong in crime-scene-cleanup comedy.(SHOW)(MOVIES)(Movie review)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 20, 2009
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Byline: Kelly Jane Torrance, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
You might be forgiven for confusing Sunshine Cleaning with Little Miss Sunshine.
The two offbeat independent dramedies share more than just a genre and a brightly worded title.
It's not just that the surprise indie hit of 2006 and this new film have producers in common. Both offer Alan Arkin as a dotty grandfather who best understands the family's littlest member. Both feature eccentric families that struggle to keep it together in the face of an indifferent and even hostile world. Both have a tragedy at the heart of their comedy. Vans play an important role in both.
Sunshine Cleaning, ...