Sunshine Cleaning Details

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[Highly rated reviewer]

superb.............................

This film comedy drama is superb and stars Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin.

Former high school cheerleading captain Rose Lorkowski (played by Amy Adams) is a thirty-something single mother who cleans houses for a living.

Wanting to send her trouble-making 8 year old son Oscar (played by Jason Spevack) to a private school, Rose decides to take her married lover's advice and get into the 'lucrative' business of crime scene cleanup.

Rose convinces her disillusioned, underachieving sister Norah (played by Emily Blunt) to join her in the enterprise, which she calls 'Sunshine Cleaning.'

Norah stills lives at home with their dad Joe(played by Alan Arkin) a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes.

The sisters begin to find meaning in their function to 'help' in some way in the aftermath of a loss, just as the job stirs up memories of their own mother's death.

Their priorities and goals are tested and Rose and Norah face hard challenges as they strive to improve their lives.

Well worth watching !

Rich characters, and a poignant story of hope!

This movie, like Little Miss Sunshine is not for everyone. You either get it or you don't. If your idea of a good movie is pure escapism then don't bother watching this movie, because the movie deals with real life and some unpleasant issues. What I really loved about both films is that despite the messiness that comes with life and being alive and portrayed by the specific situations the characters find themselves in, in this film, there is a thread of humour and HOPE! The movie deals with a family and their relationships following the suicide of their mother many years earlier.We see Rose, a bright young woman, who started out as a popular cheerleader in school dating the most popular boy, only to end up as a single mother, cleaning other people's houses for a living. She continues to 'see' her high school sweetheart even though he has married another woman.Nora,(Blunt) plays her messed up sister, who still hasn't come to terms with their mother's suicide.The movie centres around both their relationships, but since all the characters are so rich and deeply interesting what you get is a movie of sheer emotional involvement from the viewers part from start to end (be prepared to use alot of tissues. This is a real weepy!). This is a movie of emotional substance for anyone who wants their movies to offer them viewing enrichment! A fantastic watch!