Film Review – A Little Prayer

Writer/director Angus MacLachlan made an industry splash with his debut feature, 2005’s “Junebug.” It was a tiny indie production that managed to wow critics and attract an art-house audience, even taking such goodwill to the Academy Awards, where Amy Adams was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. MacLachlan couldn’t quite match this initial success with subsequent endeavors (including 2010’s “Stone”), but the helmer returns to solid dramatic ground with “A Little Prayer,” which carries some “Junebug” energy as it takes a somber but satisfying look at various relationships hit with certain unfathomable realities when secrets are exposed. The writing doesn’t pursue a melodramatic tone, staying intimate with the characters as they process their changing lives, and MacLachlan has a strong cast to detail emotional drain, hitting potent moments of performance with material that gives the ensemble room to work. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com