Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

The Very Best

8.0

Movie

United States of America
English, Spanish
Comedy, Drama
2008
CHRISTINE JEFFS, FEMALE DIRECTOR
Alan Arkin, Amber Midthunder, Amy Adams
91 min

8.0

Emily

What it's about

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.

The take

Sunshine Cleaning is a great addition to that unidentified genre of grown-up comedies populated by other great entries like Your Sister's Sister and Enough Said. It is however, less of a comedy than it is a heart-warming emotional tale. Powered by outstanding performances from Amy Adams and Emily Blunt, it ultimately evolves into a character study of failed potential and validation seeking. Sunshine Cleaning is enjoyable, satisfying to a fault, and provides an interesting peak into the lives of its characters.

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