The Miracle Club
Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey of a lifetime — a visit to Lourdes, the picturesque French town and place of miracles.
- Released:
- Runtime: 91 minutes
- Genre: Comedy
- Stars: Kathy Bates, Laura Linney, Stephen Rea, Agnes O'Casey, Shauna Higgins, Niall Buggy, Maggie Smith
- Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Comments
- gaiamuse - 30 May 2024
Three Brilliant Actors and Extraordinary direction
How could you wrong with Laura Linney, Kathy Bates and Maggie Smith together in a film? I feel like these three brilliant actors must have had some choice in working with each other to pull this off so beautifully -- under sensitive direction by Thaddeus O'Sullivan working from a story by Jimmy Smallhorne about common human experiences, failings and learnings. The three women decide to go to Lourdes from Baillygar, Ireland -- each to seek a miracle which they hope will be the solution to their lives. But what if what they really want is beyond what they're seeking? This one will stay in my library of films to watch when I need the reminder that the combination of good script, story, acting and direction is unbeatable for those of us who appreciate fine filmmaking. - ricovegas - 1 April 2024
A real message of hope
The Miracle Club is a superbly written and acted movie about life and how you manage it. With a stellar cast including Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Steven Rae, Maggie Smith and others, the story revolves around ordinary people who have carried around the baggage in their lives for way too long.
Set in Dublin in the 60's, three of the women are trying to secure a trip to Lourdes each hoping for their own miracle. As each of the woman focuses on their current situation. The Laura Linney character comes back to her home town and dredges up the long lost hurts that has been put aside for decades.
Once in Lourdes, they are confronted with the reality that miracles are a rarity and no amount of holy water and prayers will give them what they want.
What they do come to realize is that the real miracle is to be able to confront the past and move on with their lives. As they are leaving Lourdes, the priest who arranged the trip, tells them that the reason for coming to Lourdes was not for a miracle, but for the strength to continue their fight.
All in all, this movie brought home a powerful and poignant message without being over preachy or melodramatic. If you like heartfelt stories about real life issues, I think you will thoroughly enjoy this movie. - facebook-86687 - 19 December 2023
This is far from a comedy
What a most depressing film. What was billed as a comedy has such a sad storyline for all characters it is a tale of unfolding sorry through decades of family history
Maggie can have such a great fry sense of humour and it is this that we most anticipated but it is absent in this film.
The story looked good from the outset - comedy and Lourdes - what a great mix for an entertaining story.
It is unfortunate to see Maggie's talents underused in this tale and so it is one which cannot be recommended for viewing as a comedy.
It is more akin to a drama although a remake could change this into a hilarious tale.
