Little Miss Sunshine - 4.5 stars

Go see Little Miss Sunshine! It's a clever, refreshing, and totally surprising heartfelt comedy. Only once does it take the obvious, easy out - which turns into something fresh. There are physical scenes in this movie that make the top comedy scenes I've ever seen. The cast is excellent with Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, Steve Carrell (playing a serious role), Greg Kinnear, plus 2 fabulous young newcomers.

This movie has been described as filled with eccentrics. I disagree. The cast of characters are real people with eccentricities that all of us have and sometimes expose.

It's a rare winner of a film.

The Devil Wears Prada - 3.5 stars

The Devil Wears Prada was a nice surprise. It's a fun story of a brainy college grad who takes a job she thinks will be something to keep her busy while she finds something respectable. She's the personal assistant to the editor of Runway Magazine (aka Vogue), which turns out to be the monster job. It's the eternal struggle between feeling challenged & valued and balancing your personal life, but it's freshly told in a way that will appeal to the masses.

Meryl Streep is, of course, excellent. Anne Hathaway is forgivably overacted. The HOT Adrian Grenier (Entourage) makes an appearance as well.