Sunshine Cleaning

odd characters, quirky dialogue, an unexpected plot twist, Steve Zahn or Alan Arkin, and a great esnsemble.....Amy Adams, Emily Blunt Sparkle in 'Sunshine Cleaning....Without her, "Sunshine Cleaning" would have been a total mess..... ... Full Review

Amy Adams is truly magnificent in the charming Sunshine Cleaning , a film that.......Unfortunately, Sunshine Cleaning is merely an easily digested bit of springtime movie going....None of the information is pertinent or even beneficial (if you were wondering how to actually clean-up after the dead, look elsewhere), leaving the film itself as the sole reason to rent or buy.....Though all of this may seem somewhat intriguing on the surface, the only aspect that makes Sunshine Cleaning passably entertaining is ... Full Review

Sunshine Cleaning 's basic plot is interesting enough to draw in casual viewers....I feel like I've cheapened the movie with my all-around lack of a recommendation.....these are the most genuine moments in the film....Conversely, the only contrived scenes deal with a CB radio in the vehicle Rose purchases as a company van.....Amy Adams is a fine actress, always giving natural performances with none of the melodramatic flair that plague some female thespians..... ... Full Review

Amy Adams heads an appealing cast as Rose Lorkowski.....Once a popular high school cheerleader, Rose now works as a maid and snatches precious moments with married cop Mac (Steve Zahn)..... ... Full Review

director Christine Jeffs and writer Megan Holley use it as a catalyst to construct a moving and funny family drama.....their tressling adventure sets in motion an emotionally-charged finale that ends in the film's lovable eccentrics finding solace.....although it never reaches the dizzy heights of its spiritual Sunshine predecessor, it's a smartly observed, heart-warming drama about a fractured family reconciling.....hardly a surprise since they're two of the most precise young actresses in Hollywood at the ... Full Review

As she demonstrated in her role as Meryl Streep's febrile offsider in The Devil Wears Prada , Emily Blunt is an artist in pessimism.....permeates the plot is a refreshing optimism, together with a cast adept at snatching laughs from the jaws of disaster..... ... Full Review

Done wrong, and these movies can seem too self-consciously quirky (and by now, "quirky" feels like a word that was created especially to describe this kind of film)..... ... Full Review

Good film, see it if it's your type of movie.....It's a character study with flawed, and very human characters whose struggles mimic our own.....Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin and excellent character actors Steve Zahn and Clifton Collins Jr.....Hope hangs on every great line of dialogue as the under-whelmed attempt to overcome the overwhelming..... ... Full Review

To be honest, as rough and unpolished as the film is, it's lucky to have this cast, which includes Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin.....Its story is a confused muddle.... ... Full Review

Done wrong, and these movies can seem too self-consciously quirky (and by now "quirky" feels like a word that was created especially to describe this kind of film)..... ... Full Review