Little Miss Sunshine

View Little Miss Sunshine trailer here.

Seldom do trailers come along that make me want to say, “Fuck. Google. Yes.” Seldom does a trailer come along starring Wesley Snipes that makes me say, “Fuck. No!” Some of the previous comments are neither here nor there, but this dark and hilarious trailer blows my mind. The orchestral/violin opening is moving and enticing. And the trailer is riddled with jokes that seem, well, not really like jokes at all – hence the essence of my favorite type of humor: “Should I laugh or should I cry?” “Is this absurd or normal?” “Can suicide be funny?” Hell yes.

Steve Carell, fresh off of his brilliant performance as Michael Scott in the American Office, which has earned him a pantload of prizes, is made for a role like this – it tests the mettle of all comedians to see them play the tragic-comedian. Will Ferrell tried and failed in Winter Passing, Jim Carey succeeded in Man on the Moon, and Mork did pretty well in It’s Not Your Fault, Will, It’s Not Your Fault. This seems to be the opportunity for Carell to prove his stuff, and I’d wager he will fucking rock the mic.



Jonathan Dayton and Victoria Faris - the directors of Little Miss Sunshine - are perhaps more well-known for directing “Mr. Show.” They also did a little known MTV show called “The Cutting Edge” some time ago (it was sorta a big deal – like hotcakes and butter and pushpins). It’s nice to see that they recognize what many of us already knew: Steve Carell is an extremely gay man. His opening conversation with the silent Paul Dano is brilliant, and oozing with “I’m pretty gay” sentiments. And the second conversation with Abigail Arkin at the dinner table about his “accident” is deeply moving. Oh, and really, really gay.

This is a fantastic trailer. The film is supposed to be astonishing says all of the anorexic blowhards at Sundance. We shall see.