Everyday Is Filled With "Miracles From Heaven"

Miracles From Heaven (2016)

Rated PG

Starring Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson, Brighton Sharbino, Courtney Fansler, Queen Latifah, Eugenio Derbez,

Directed by Patricia Riggen

The Story:

Anna Beam (Rogers) keeps feeling sick. Hospital visit after hospital visit turns up nothing, but the poor thing is getting worse. Her mom (Garner) finally manages to get her to see one of the top specialists (Derbez) in the States and diagnoses Anna with a rare, non-treatable disorder. The pain gets worse, and little Anna is ready to throw in the towel. Her mom breaks down and begs God for a miracle.

Based on a true story, naturally!

However, that's not to say this movie doesn't have a few hiccups along the way.

They condense Anna's 4 year journey into a condensed to fit  your movie running time year.

Naturally, there are a ton of skeptics that feel and believe that Anna was never sick to begin with, and this is just a cash grab by the Beam family to make a buck off the Christian market.

Well, judge not lest ye be judged.

:)

I can, however, judge the movie, and it's not too bad.

There are naturally a few heartstring tuggers along the way, which is par for the course in most movies like this.

I don't think it beats a Christian message over the head of those that are skeptical, and it even briefly launches into the "why do bad things happen to little kids" endless debate.

There's also a few clunkers that keep the movie from reaching the full potential. One that pulled me out of the movie completely and made me start laughing was when a tearful, angry mom yells at the doctor "no, you calm down!"

The doctor was already calm and explaining why he couldn't help the daughter any further.

So a few misfires like that keep the movie from being a must-see and relegate it to a could-see.

That said, the movie does emphasize that your life is filled with little miracles every day that you may be too busy to notice and realize they were miracles at the time, and that is a message that's worth repeating over and over until the world gets it.

Final Grade: B-