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WASHINGTON POST: CRITICS PICK! Two feel-good hours of old-timey family entertainment... A much-needed reprieve from the angst, irony & mean-spiritedness that is endemic to modern cinema. NY TIMES: Refreshingly sincere, gentle & good-natured. NPR: Capra-esque. Charming, charming, charming! Liz Smith, NY POST: A great little movie it is. Dig this cast... Several Oscar winners & nominees & even a Tony citation are in this amazing group. You'll be hearing more about the Burtons! AIN'T IT COOL NEWS: This movie has it all: a good plot, great characters & performances, hilarious moments, & genuinely touching personal moments...I'm generally pretty cynical, but I still really enjoyed this movie. I wish more good family movies like this came along. SAN DIEGO SOUTHERN: MANNA satisfies the hungry heart, with a gift of finest wit. The movie is witty & thought-provoking, & it features some delightful toss-away lines of unexpected depth & emotion. In fact, viewers will want to see the film a 2nd time just to pick up those lines dropped by the side the 1st go-round... Moviegoers, especially families, say they'd like better fare to choose from at the movies. Well, it's here. UMC: FIVE SISTERS PRODUCTIONS not only wants to make life-affirming, feel-good movies... but they are also proving there is a desire in the marketplace for feel-good, independent movies with a mature cast. The Burtons’ family-style, independent filmmaking focuses on human character & relationships that are optimistic. We suspect they’re on to something. BRANSON COURIER: MANNA FROM HEAVEN is an entertainment blessing... A story of personal relationships & interactions involving some of funniest & most entertaining characters you will ever meet, human goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and, most of all, the miraculous wonder of dreaming & achieving those dreams. Peter Horton, PITTSBURGH Review: You never know just what miracles heaven may send your way. In a Buffalo neighborhood, the seed of such a miracle occurred when the heavens opened up & showered a family with twenty-dollar bills. Actually, the windfall was out of a passing panel truck with a faulty door. Directed by Gabrielle & Maria Burton, who produce with sisters, Charity, Jennifer & Ursula, MANNA FROM HEAVEN is a family picture that is a family affair. The story is honest & affirming & directed with a sense of the magical & miraculous that is a winning combination. The wonderful ensemble cast is sheer perfection. Shirley Jones & Frank Gorshin raise the con artist game to new heights. Jill Eikenberry gives hairstylist Dottie a solid sense of hope that shines through her fragility. Cloris Leachman is a determined picture of bitterness softened by others generosity. Wendy Malick gives Inez a strong defense that can only be broken through true love. At the center of all the merriment, however, is the wonderful Sister Teresa, played by Ursula Burton with sensitivity, compassion & a deep sense of faithful wonder. MANNA FROM HEAVEN is an independent movie that ranks among the best of the year. This contemporary fable offers entertainment that us both thoughtful & uplifting, a movie that allows faith to be celebrated through the hearts & lives of some truly everyday people. Hopes, dreams, characters & motives are all combined into one inspirational movie. Working out the mysteries of reconciliation & redemption through the complexities humanity & the situations placed in our lives, this little gem is a miracle. No matter what it takes, if you love good movies... take in MANNA FROM HEAVEN.Read full review
They are really funny and action. They helping each other. I really like that movie. Not bad.
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This is an interesting plot. I thought the story line was pretty good, up to the ending. I didn't care for it very much, but I understand how the producers wanted to justify the find. Steve
It was a hard to follow movie. There were parts that I didn't understand. Guess it was a little beyond me. If I would have any idea what it was about I would not have purchased it.
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