Hilarious, profane and as much fun as you are going to have in a theater this summer.
– Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Aug 2006
fresh:
... this isn't much more than a glorified sitcom, but it deftly dramatizes our conflicting desires for individuality and an audience to applaud it.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
10 Nov 2006
fresh:
... a scrappy human comedy that takes an honest path to laughs and is twice as funny and touching for it.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov 2006
rotten:
Sunny or dark, comedy should never be as predictable as Little Miss Sunshine.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Nov 2006
rotten:
All indie-movie families may start out unhappy in their own way, but by the time the final credits roll, everyone remains complacent, confident of their brood's superiority.