Saw this at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
"A Little Prayer" is a story about a man tries to protect his daughter-in-law when he finds out his son is having an affair. The main story is pretty simple about family bonds, father and son, and how far a parent will go to deal with certain troubles. This movie was decent.
Director Angus MacLachlan clearly has a vision and passion with this project and it does shows. The performances from the cast members were pretty strong especially David Strathairn and Jane Levy stands out the most out of all the actors. Strathairn and Levy both have great chemistry anytime they appear on the screen together. The dialogue is pretty good as some moments had some Whit Stillman vibes to it with mix of drama and comedy.
The production and camerawork is good tho the setting does feel like if it was too much from a play rather than a film. The main story is simple and with the characters provided, the characters had some moments but they didn't feel as impactful as I was hoping for because the characters were either okay at best or really boring to observe.
Having seen only one film from Angus MacLachlan, he has talent on telling stories in country side parts of the United States. Overall, this film was simple but the strong performances and dialogue does help to offer something interesting.
Rating: B-
