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Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn
A woman who wants to send her eight year-old son to a private school decides to go into business with her unreliable sister in order to earn more money. They form a company doing biohazard removal and...( read more
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Id: 10965002
This actually is a melodramatic chick flick disguised in an offbeat vehicle.
Steve Zahn's role was pointless.
The CV radio talking to heaven was tear jerkingly terrible and done only 4382432922 times before.
But the movie had its moments. Not a bad movie...just missed the mar...( read more)
The wonderful Amy Adams and solid Emily Blunt can't quite overcome the sappy sentimental ending which drains away a lot of your goodwill here. Adams is truly luminous throughout and has true movie star magnetism. Its parallels to 'Little Miss Sunshine' extend much deeper than Ark...( read more)
I used to go on ambulance calls to pick up suicides, etc. I always wondered who cleaned up the mess. Now I know.
Quirky and original, "Sunshine Cleaning" excels due to it's very well executed subtlety and grace, and two very strong performances from (two of my favorites) Emily Blunt and Amy Adams.
Sunshine Cleaning is a very touching film about a couple of sisters who open their own biohazard removal company to help get themselves out of debt. Down on love and luck, the two sister's journey teaches them a valuable lesson about life.
I really enjoyed this little ...( read more)
Rather than following a tight dramatic arc, the picture is propelled forward by the accumulated effect of the various small ways the cleaning service affects both women. The film has some off-kilter humor ? Mr. Arkin can always be depended upon for some cranky old man laughs ? bu...( read more)
Pretty well done (Kristen seemed more moved by it than I did). An optimistic while down in the dumps sort of film.
An unusual premise coupled with a terrific cast make this is a pretty good film.
This film scores by capitilising on its cast, Amy Adams is effortlessly good as per usual and Alan Arkin plays pretty mych the same character he played in Little Miss Sunshine, minus the drug abus...( read more)
