I feel guilty criticizing it because it's about a kid running a marathon to save his mom from dying of cancer. CANCER, for crying out loud! What am I supposed to do with that?
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08/04/05
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Saint Ralph (2005)
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Reviews Counted:67
Fresh:42
Rotten:25
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Saint Ralph is an amiable tear-jerker that walks a fine line between being inspirational and being hokum.
Theatrical Release:Aug 5, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $656,185
Synopsis: A charming Canadian import by director Michael McGowan (MY DOG VINCENT), the 1950s period comedy SAINT RALPH follows earnest Catholic schoolboy Ralph (Adam Butcher) as he struggles with his teenage... [More]
Starring: Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Tilly, Gordon Pinsent
Director: Michael McGowan
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Reviews for Saint Ralph
Saint Ralph is the kind of movie that makes you see why people can believe in miracles.
08/04/05
Saint Ralph has all the elements of a sapfest waiting to happen, but it never does, instead delivering its heart with solid doses of harshness and humor
08/04/05
Saint Ralph has all the elements of a sapfest waiting to happen, but it never does, instead delivering its heart with solid doses of harshness and humor
08/04/05
You might shed a few tears at the tender moments between Ralph and his comatose mother, but you’ll laugh and chuckle and feel good far more often.
08/04/05
An amiable sentimental fantasy, joining running, religion and a boy with a whole lot of problems into an earnest production that entertains even as it milks some of its situations for all they're worth.
08/04/05
Top CriticTouches the heart in unexpected ways.
08/04/05
Top CriticThis crude, inspirational tear-jerker is as sweet as a bowl of instant oatmeal smothered in molasses.
08/04/05
Top CriticWritten with the glee of a scheming Catholic schoolboy, but its geniality outstrips its plausibility.
08/04/05
Top CriticA tart and tender comedy that pulls off a little miracle of its own by being genuinely heartwarming without leaving any cloyingly sticky emotional residue.
08/04/05
Top CriticThis deliciously offbeat Canadian comedy gets its charm from marvelous acting and from a screenplay bursting with ideas.
08/04/05
McGowan employs well-apportioned measures of droll humor and emotional urgency while spinning the story of Ralph Walker.
08/04/05
Top CriticThis coming-of-age- comedy/period piece hits every cliched note in the underdog canon, yet still manages to involve, thanks to top-quality acting and sensible choices on the part of writer/director Michael McGowan.
08/04/05
A charmer with heart.
08/04/05
Top Critic[The] film never runs out of surprises.
08/04/05
Top CriticBoth refreshingly realistic and charmingly implausible at the same time. A real miracle, indeed.
08/04/05
Light lessons about pain, endurance, and commitment...Likeable to a point, but in the end, Saint Ralph winds up incredible, manipulative, and strictly for the choir.
08/04/05
Michael McGowan's direction is as flat as an asphalt road, and his script is gasping for air long before it enters the final stretch.
08/04/05
A heartfelt story about a teenager who proves that ordinary individuals can do extraordinary things through strong intention and a little help from their friends.
08/04/05
It's as if Max Fischer from Rushmore turned, mid-movie, into Billy Elliot.
08/03/05
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