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Manna From Heaven

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Manna From Heaven (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 4

Rotten:18

Average Rating: 4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Comedies

Box Office: $120,982

Synopsis: MANNA FROM HEAVEN is a witty fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan -- and it’s due immediately.... MANNA FROM HEAVEN is a witty fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan -- and it’s due immediately. Once upon a time, a neighborhood in Buffalo, NY is mysteriously showered with 20-dollar bills. Theresa, a young girl who everyone thinks is a saint, doesn’t have much trouble convincing her loose-knit "family" that the money is a gift from Heaven. Years later, Theresa, who has become a nun, has an epiphany that it is time to pay the money back, so she calls the eccentric group together to repay the "loan." The problem is, nobody wants to give back the money, nobody has the money, they don’t know to whom it belongs, and most of them can’t stand each other. What follows is a rollercoaster of comic twists and turns. Along the way, the characters learn about family, romance, reconciliation and redemption. By working together they begin to realize their full potential and each, in a moment of selflessness, finds the dreams they thought the money would buy them. -- © 2001 Five Sisters Productions [More]

Starring: Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman, Ursula Burton, Louise Fletcher

Starring: Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman, Ursula Burton, Louise Fletcher, Seymour Cassel, Frank Gorshin, Wendie Malick, Jill Eikenberry, Harry Groener

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The quality of the film doesn't quite match the loving care placed into it.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
12/05/03
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

A flimsy, overcomplicated little comedy that--despite the title--is hardly a gift to audiences, divine or otherwise.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
11/11/03
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Like manna, the movie is sweet but a little thin.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
11/05/03
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

You can tell what Manna wants to be -- a light-hearted-yet-profound, feel-good flick in the same vein as It's a Wonderful Life -- but it falls woefully short.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
10/23/03
Matt Weitz
Dallas Morning News
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The movie's cloying cuteness and homespun sanctimony make the low production values even harder to forgive.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
10/17/03
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

You may pull a muscle trying not to cringe as such long-time screen veterans as Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman and Frank Gorshin embarrass themselves with over-the-top performances.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/10/03
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Manna from Heaven is labor of love that may not be the best film of the year, but at least you'll come away smiling.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
06/14/03
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

There's a calculated stab at 'feel-good' afoot here, but, more often than not, the film just feels tired.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
04/26/03
Harry Haun
Film Journal International

It's shot like a Lifetime-influenced student film, and the overall artlessness makes the spoony dialogue all the more glaring.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/08/03
Nat Johnson
Village Voice
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Too cute by half and at least a half-hour too long.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/07/03
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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A bit amateurish, but wholesome and achingly sweet.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/04/03
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

This clumsy comic fable, which mixes Catholic themes, family infighting and a flurry of lame wisecracks, is no gift from God.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
04/04/03
E! Online

The five sisters responsible for the old-fashioned fable 'Manna From Heaven' have a lot of plates spinning in the air -- but even their 10 hands aren't enough to overcome the hokey, overstuffed plot and a messily hand-stitched, often illogical script.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
04/04/03
Megan Lehmann
New York Post
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While it would be easy to fault its lack of technical polish, somewhat discursive script and uneven performances, it is also refreshingly sincere, gentle and good-natured.

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04/03/03
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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The Burtons' hearts are in the right place, but they need to get more tough-minded.

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04/03/03
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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It would be better if it weren't quite so sitcommy and if it didn't outlast its ideas.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
04/03/03
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

Though its heart is in the right place, this would-be feel-good sensation never puts the other pieces together.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
04/03/03
Mark Olsen
L.A. Weekly

Manna from Heaven is a creakily old-fashioned screed about Christian selflessness and charity, staged and shot like a Lifetime movie-of-the-week.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/19/03
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

Like a hand-knitted sweater, it's a little lumpy and ill-fitting, but it has a wonderful texture and attractive color and is just fine for making you feel warm and cozy.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
11/03/02
Bridget Byrne
Boxoffice Magazine

Overall it is a nice effort by Five Sisters Productions, which has given audiences a much-needed reprieve from the angst, irony and mean-spiritedness that is endemic to modern cinema.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
10/24/02
Natalie Hopkinson
Washington Post
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