Ordinary Angels: A Story of Resilience and Community
Finding Hope Despite Adversity
Ordinary Angels is a drama movie based on the real life story of a single father with two daughters Michelle and Ashley, Lily the lovely way that he calls Michelle she is his five year old daughter who was diagnosed with a rare disease one day a woman show up to the man house motivated to help the family by trying to raise money to cover the medical expenses, the trailer shows how this woman work hard and inspired the united community with faith and hope making miracles happen. This film stars are Alan Ritchson and Hilary Swank two well known actors from productions like Reacher and Million Dollar Baby.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4996328/
- Platform: Theaters
- Release: February 23, 2024
The Inspiring Story
Ordinary Angels is based on a true story that took place in 1994 in Louisville, Kentucky during a snowstorm, the movie is about Ed Schmitt a widower that is fighting for Lily’s his daughter who needs a liver transplant, during that time the community get together and raised an amount of $100,000 for Lily’s treatment and it was possible thanks to Sharon Steves a hairdresses that one day decided to find a sense of purpose in her life and found it by helping the Schmitt’s family, she was decided to help this family in their time of need. Through faith, everyday miracles and the kindness of ordinary people this story its develop as a true test of resilience of the human spirit.
Ordinary Angels was film in different locations through the United States and Canada such as Winnipeg and Albany, despite facing a delay in its release to avoid scheduling conflicts, production progressed smoothly driven by the excellent work of the cast and technical crew and for director Jon Gunn the film represents a labor of love that culminates in a touching story.
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Cast combination perfectly balance.
Hilary Swank this time brings her talent to the role of Sharon Steves, she is a two time Oscar winner for Best Actress with the movies Million Dollar Baby 2005 and Boys Don’t Cry 2000 she is a very authentic actress capable of playing deep characters and she proved it with her previous performances making her an excellent choice to represent the empathetic and compassionate Sharon Steves, who is not only kind to Ed and the girls but in a few scenes of the trailer you can tell the character, temper and determination this women had for not taking a NO for an answer.
Alan Ritchson known for his roles in both television and film, takes on the role of Ed Schmitt, Lily’s father who is in need of a liver transplant. Ritchson’s career began with the successful Warner Bros. series Smallville where he play the role of Aquaman. He went on to roles in projects such as Blue Mountain State and The Hunger Games franchise, with his talent transmitting deep emotions he was chosen to portray the resilient widower facing adversity, here probably where balance between the main two characters kick in, having Ritchson playing Ed as he is well known for been a big guy who kick doors down on most movies and TV series he is in but this time showing more of his acting skills as he has to put out more feelings playing a carrying dad who will do anything to keep his girls safe, in this case Michelle who is suffering from a rare decease.
Nancy Travis goes as Virginia, Travis is known for her roles in films like Three Men and a Baby and So I Married an Axe Murderer bringing charm and charisma to her performances.
Tamala Jones plays Rose, Jones has worked in films such as Booty Call and the series Castle which has made her more recognized.
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Meet the Director: Jon Gunn.
The director is Jon Gunn he is so talented by bringing touching stories to life on the big screen he leans more for the Christian genre and independent projects although he has directed a variety of movies like dramas, comedies and documentaries all of them have always distinguish by their focus on faith, Gunn’s path as director began with his directorial debut in the 2005 drama Like Dandelion Dust an adaptation of Karen Kingsbury’s novel this propelled Gunn’s career and he decided to continue on the independent movie circuit putting his mark by addressing sensitive topics with grace and authenticity.
Following the success of Like Dandelion Dust Gunn continued to explore themes of faith and family. In 2015 he co-directed and co-wrote the romantic comedy drama The Week a change from Gunn’s usual genre, yet he stayed true to his narrative roots. In 2017, Gunn goes deeper into faith-based cinema with The Case for Christ a drama based on Lee Strobel’s successful book, despite he is dealing with more serious, unique and somewhat controversial topics, Gunn remains committed to delivering impactful stories that resonate with audiences. He skillfully combines elements of drama, comedy and faith positioning himself in the world of cinema.
With this latest production, Ordinary Angels audiences can expect to be moved by Gunn’s style and dedication in capturing the essence of the human spirit.
Ordinary Angels is a movie that will show us the true story of a man who at first was almost accepting the hardship of reality watching doors close on him but latter on shown that anything is possible "if there is the will there is a way", a story where people must fight for a life that is valuable and where emotions can’t stop actions. Viewers will see the excellent direction of John Gunn’s driven the audience to a wave of different emotions such as happiness, sadness, hope and faith, the performances of Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson will complete the essence of the movie transmitting love, kindness and values that are needed to create a community with people that can make the difference and that incredible things happen, it is a movie full of reflection with a huge message of never judge a person for it covers and never give up.
There was a early screening of this movie and some early reviews have come up, as usual now days with so much information online it seem that the movie is not 110% accurate with the story although I don't think this is a movie that should be criticize by how accurate it is as long as the message and facts stay true, this is a very positive story that could inspire people, those who are trying to safe their loves one and also give hope to little kids who sadly been suffering as Michelle on the movie, so yes, probably part of the movie has been turn too Hollywood to keep up the drama but I would not care.
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