Sunshine Cleaning is an impressive and entertaining film. It is directed by New Zealander Christine Jeffs and written by newcomer Megan Holley. Holley’s poignant story of two sisters who struggle to find themselves left us “cinematically satisfied” for the first time in a while!
Rose Lokorski (finally an Amy Adams who isn’t chirping happily!) is a 30 something, unhappy, single mother who earns her living as a cleaning lady. Rose is a grown up High school cheerleader still sleeping with the High School Quarterback (even though he’s married) and relying on positive self-talk written on post-it-notes taped to the bathroom mirror. When she finds herself in financial trouble, she considers the idea of crime scene cleanup as a way to make big money.
She brings on her deadbeat, broken, but enormously loveable sister Norah (great performance by Emily Blunt), to partner in the business called Sunshine Cleaning. Norah has just been fired from her job as a waitress. The two troubled sisters unknowingly embark on a touching journey of self-discovery while attempting to maintain an emotional distance from each crime scene. This proves difficult for them and provides the basis for the wonderful story that unfolds.
Watching Rose and Norah develop into strong women (with some hilarious as well as tragic bumps along the way) was very endearing. We loved the outrageous storyline and although some spots were predictable, overall it was a well done movie. We weren’t surprised to learn it was from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine. It is a film worth seeing. We rated it an average of 3 to 4 out of 5.
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