Manna from Heaven

Charming, well-written movie with good character development. Off the beaten path, and I agree with many posters here who say that they found themselves thinking about the film long after seeing it.

The usual major-development-per-minute mainstream mindset for people with no attention span is nowhere in evidence here. A very interesting story - It's not built to a formula. I just had no recollection of having seen this all before when I was watching it, and that's so rare now in the movie-as-formula age.

Wonderful performances by some really wonderful actors - Frank Gorshin especially was so good, as were Jill Eikenberry and the hilarious Cloris Leachman.

It's good to see this movie doing well, and being picked up by distributors.

I went into this film with three years of sobriety, left and headed straight to the bar. The only laughter in the theater were the burton sisters laughing at their own jokes. How funny! I was crying by the end of it, concocting a tale in my head of why I had to leave...a root canal would've been more pleasant. I don't understand how films like this are made. I've got an mfa in writing and these girls graduated from the buffalo community college of inept film-making. Gag me with some more syrup and I'll stick around for your next picture. Why don't you research some talent for your next pic. Wendie Malick saved the film.

While not a perfect film (how many are?), "Manna From Heaven" was funny, heartwarming, and clever. Cloris Leachman's performance alone was worth the price of admission. This is a truly independent film, but more than that, it's a labor of love by the 5 Sisters production team and it shows on the screen. If you're interested in taking a bite of something more satisfying than the bland, mass-produced cinema sausages Hollywood relentlessly churns out, go see this movie. You'll leave the theatre walking on air. I did!

My husband and I happened on this movie the other night at a local theater. We hadn't heard anything good or bad about this movie but we thought we'd see it anyway.

There was a table set up outside the theater with literature about the movie. I believe the person at the table was one of the five sisters who produced the movie but I wasn't sure because she was on a cell phone the entire time that the patrons were at the table.

One of the quotes on the literature said "if you liked My Big Fat Greek Wedding you are going to LOVE Manna from Heaven." This made me think that we may be in for a pleasant surprise....unfortunately we weren't.

The film had some slightly humorous moments but they were very few and far between. The "plot" was very weak, predictable and for the most part, the actor's performances alternated between stilted and exaggerated.

I really wanted to like this independent film but it just wasn't possible.

This was an okay movie. With the exception of lively performances by such greats as Shirley Jones, Frank Gorshin, Cloris Leachman, and Austin Pendleten, there was nothing really special about this film. The story was kind of hokey and extremely predictable, some lines that were suppose to be funny weren't, and the pacing was off in a few scenes. To see all of these great actors on screen together was great. I just wish they had a more interesting story to tell.