Critics are in agreement claiming "Sunshine Cleaning" as the "Little Miss Sunshine" of this year. Sure, both films are lined with memorable one-liners, mental pictures that you'll never forget and an on screen camaraderie that challenges some of the best in movie history. But "Sunshine Cleaners" has more to offer the audience then what appears on the surface.
"Sunshine Cleaning" gives a new take on the expression "the dynamic duo." The unexpected turn of events for Norah, played by Emily Blunt, and Rose, played by Amy Adams, gives a new appreciation for unexpected friendships and the bonds that tie those friendships together.
Rose finds herself as a single mother attempting to support her son and her unreliable sister Norah, working monotonous job after job. Once the head cheerleader in school with countless opportunities, Rose's life has taken a turn in the opposite direction and she now has little to show for her life besides her son.
As Rose literally lives her life one day at a time, she is clinging on by a thread with only pain in her past, an undecided future with a dead-end job and a bleak affair with married cop Mac, played by Steve Zahn, the star athlete from high school.
As the audience thinks that Rose's life cannot become more difficult, it does. When her son, Oscar, played by Jason Spevack, is expelled from public school because of his peculiar behavior, Rose finds herself in desperate need of money.
While Rose's career aspirations are limited, she takes a job as a biohazard crime scene cleaner to help pay for the private education for Oscar.
Rose recruits the assistance of the scatter- brained Norah to help in her steadily growing business.
The sisters' work to clean up the messes left behind by the chaotic lives of others and soon they realize that before they can fix the world they have to fix their own lives.
They must put aside their differences and overcome the past if they hope to thrive in the future.
This film balances light and dark elements easily through the relationships that are built. The combination of humor and drama creates the essentials needed to feel for all the characters.
This film starts off light-hearted but has a dark under current that shows the complexities of life, spiced up with humor and character tenacity.
"Sunshine Cleaning" is a clever film where the characters are believable and relatable. The witty banter, physical comedy and the on screen dynamic between Norah and Rose makes this film a must see.
"Sunshine Cleaning" gives a new take on the expression "the dynamic duo." The unexpected turn of events for Norah, played by Emily Blunt, and Rose, played by Amy Adams, gives a new appreciation for unexpected friendships and the bonds that tie those friendships together.
Rose finds herself as a single mother attempting to support her son and her unreliable sister Norah, working monotonous job after job. Once the head cheerleader in school with countless opportunities, Rose's life has taken a turn in the opposite direction and she now has little to show for her life besides her son.
As Rose literally lives her life one day at a time, she is clinging on by a thread with only pain in her past, an undecided future with a dead-end job and a bleak affair with married cop Mac, played by Steve Zahn, the star athlete from high school.
As the audience thinks that Rose's life cannot become more difficult, it does. When her son, Oscar, played by Jason Spevack, is expelled from public school because of his peculiar behavior, Rose finds herself in desperate need of money.
While Rose's career aspirations are limited, she takes a job as a biohazard crime scene cleaner to help pay for the private education for Oscar.
Rose recruits the assistance of the scatter- brained Norah to help in her steadily growing business.
The sisters' work to clean up the messes left behind by the chaotic lives of others and soon they realize that before they can fix the world they have to fix their own lives.
They must put aside their differences and overcome the past if they hope to thrive in the future.
This film balances light and dark elements easily through the relationships that are built. The combination of humor and drama creates the essentials needed to feel for all the characters.
This film starts off light-hearted but has a dark under current that shows the complexities of life, spiced up with humor and character tenacity.
"Sunshine Cleaning" is a clever film where the characters are believable and relatable. The witty banter, physical comedy and the on screen dynamic between Norah and Rose makes this film a must see.
