This is a nice small movie with a substantive plot line. The film is set in Providence, RI. Joey comes from an Italian family and meets Mary ("Scary Mary"), an Irish girl that he went to grade school with who has moved back to town after many years. Both are Catholic, but her faith has become vibrant because she was miraculously healed, while Joey's faith is more cultural than personal. God works in strange ways, though, and it is a quiet pleasure watching him come to a deeper faith in Christ and a deeper relationship with Mary and the ramifications it causes in their lives. There are some actors you will recognize; Olympia Dukakis, Charles Durning, and the father from television's The Wonder Years as the priest, but the lead actors are relatively unknown and do a nice job with their roles. A blockbuster it's not, but it is a good choice for a winter evening's viewing. (Caveat: this film depicts modern life and some of its coarseness. There is some swearing and sexual talk, but no nudity.)
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