Sunshine Cleaning

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Critics' Reviews

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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Betsy Sharkey
A smartly done morality tale that couldn't be more in sync with these troubled times.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
This funny and touching movie depends on two can-do actresses to scrub past the biohazard of noxious clichés that threaten to intrude. Adams and Blunt get the job done.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
Dark humor intersperses with poignant moments. Though the conclusion feels forced, the movie works.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Perhaps the most compelling reason to see Sunshine Cleaning is the pairing of two of the best and most charismatic young actresses today.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Kudos to Clifton Collins Jr., who appears as a dispenser of cleaning products and common sense.Read Full Review »
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Slate: Dana Stevens
Alan Arkin virtually reprises his Oscar-winning role from "Little Miss Sunshine."Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
This peachcolored comedy about a wacky family who shove their sadness into a bulging closet is being marketed as ''from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine'' All that's missing from the formula is a Volkswagen Microbus.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
An intelligent, often touching, sometimes pedestrian drama.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The material might have promise as a black comedy, but its attempt to put on a smiling face is unconvincing.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Robert Wilonsky
More than a year after its first twirl at Sundance, this Amy Adams–Emily Blunt dramedy finally shrugs its way into theaters, and it feels almost like an afterthought.Read Full Review »
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