Review: A quartet of actresses grace "The Miracle Club" - PJN
Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s The Miracle Club is the latest entry in the multiverse involving pictures where elderly, award-winning actress legends unite Avengers-style for an adventure. However, compared to previous entries in the unofficial multiverse like Book Club, 80 for Brady, and Poms, The Miracle Club is a more profound effort. There are moments of humor to be found in this story about friends coming together for a potentially “last” trip to fulfill an unrealized dream or goal but The Miracle Club leans heavily on the dramatic side. Set in 1960s Ireland, Oscar winners Kathy Bates and Dame Maggie Smith play Eileen and Lily, two close-knit friends from the working-class village of Ballygar... Along with young mother Dolly (Agnes O’Casey), they win a pilgrimage to the quaint French town called Lourdes. Things become complicated when former townswoman Chrissie (an exquisite Laura Linney) returns unexpectedly for her recently deceased mother’s funeral after fleeing to the United States 40