Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Send some well developed characters out on a road trip under the supervision of a talented director with some quality writing, and it's hard to go wrong. It worked splendidly in such recent films as About Schmidt and Sideways, and it works here too.

Greg Kinnear continues to impress. He has a knack for picking great roles. He's come a long way since his Talk Soup days. Everyone in the film pulls off an acting showcase. I'm not aligning myself with many critics who feel this film is perfect, but it gets closer than most did in 2006.

Rating: B+