Film Review – The Miracle Club

“The Miracle Club” carries the initial glow of a simple tale of Irish guilt, meeting four characters all dealing with domestic and emotional issues, setting out to find a way to cure all that ails them through the power of faith. Screenwriters Jimmy Smallhorne, Timothy Prager, and Joshua D. Maurer work with a period setting and seemingly tight community interplay to get the picture on its feet, but there’s some darkness to the endeavor that becomes prioritized by the material, making a seemingly candied time with eccentric personalities much more interesting as the story unfolds. “The Miracle Club” takes some time to drill to the core of personal issues and fears, but it gets there, with compelling ideas on religious influence and trust, and performances are outstanding, bringing true depth to seemingly shallow writing. The cast helps “The Miracle Club” find its way and avoid the lure of cliché, touching on some richly dramatic areas of ache during this strange journey to salvation. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com