Review of Miracles from Heaven (2016) by Mark F — 25 Sep 2016

I'm a Christian but I was a little skeptical about this going in. I was expecting a Kendrick Brothers style movie full of over-simplified didacticism and questionable theology spoken in southern drawls. I was especially skeptical when I saw it was from the same producers as 'Heaven Is For Real'.

But this is actually a good movie. I think because it's a re-telling of a true story, it has that authentic ring to it. The acting is very good, the girl who plays Anna did a great job, it was emotive without being too forced, there wasn't any didacticism, it was honest in its portrayal of the mother losing faith and the church not always being the support it should be. It basically just tells the drama of the real story and so it works.

Of course, thin skinned atheistic critics can't handle miraculous evidence for God so they arch their backs and hiss at anything of this nature. Their negative reviews are based purely in their own cognitive dissonance rather than an honest appraisal of the movie. They should be ignored. In truth, the only slightly awkward bit was the attempt to portray heaven through CGI near the end. That didn't work for me.

As for the rest, it can't really be argued with. If it happened, it happened. The doctors gave her no hope and then she was healed. As always, the real life footage at the end is a nice touch in these kinds of movies.