Manna from Heaven

Despite the way critics may have viewed this film, I thought it was not only really creative but also highly enjoyable. It was nice seeing shirley jones in a different type of role.... Full review

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... Full review

The opening scene makes you feel like you're watching a high school play. But I've seen high school plays with better acting! Every line was delivered so obviously that I felt like I was watching actors work instead of seeing... Full review

This is a funny, interesting movie, with real characters and complicated plotline. For those who hate happy endings, it will grate like nails on a chalkboard (and that's the only reason I can see for bad reviews) -- but for those... Full review

Fans of sex, nudirty and gore go away. But if your are impressed with a good story, told with wholesomeness and a bit of humor, you gotta see this. It does lack some production values - what wouldn't when made for... Full review

This movie is clearly one of the best independent movies of the year, i really enjoyed it and the people giving it a "C-" obviously has not seen this movie..... Full review

I thought it was an interesting story about how people change. And the strong identification with Buffalo, NY made me feel I'd learned something about the city. The cast did a really good job making their characters seem like real people.... Full review

When I first saw the movie, I thought it was sweet - a family movie. For the rest of the night and over the next couple of days, though, clever moments and funny lines kept creeping back into my thoughts... Full review

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... Full review

This film is not your typical Hollywood fare, though the pickings are so bad I often tend to stay away from movies rather than be disappointed. However, this little low-budget gem is thoroughly loveable and enjoyable and definitely a keeper.... Full review

You get what you expect from them--Wendie Malick's excellent comic timing as a tough cookie casino dealer;....Austin Pendleton is simply annoying.....Shirley Jones' proper demeanor coating something much more bizarre;.... ... Full Review

Instead of playing like another "Chocolat" or magical realist fable, "Manna from Heaven" has the feel of a made-for-TV movie, or an episode of "Highway to Heaven" or "Touched by an Angel. In the commentary, the sisters point out what they consider to be moments of magical realism-times when characters' look into mirrors or water basins and see projections of their inner thoughts-but in truth, such moments are nothing more than character imaginings made visible so the audience can understand the individual' ... Full Review

What follows is an witty, intelligent, feel-good comedy about rediscovering hope at any age. None of the dialogue rises to the talents of the actors although the movie mainatins a charming, easy pace. ... Full Review

I'll never ever lightly throw the phrase "family affair" around again - not after viewing the sweetly charming, if slightly awkward, fable Manna From Heaven . Set in Buffalo, Manna From Heaven opens with a literal windfall - a blizzard of cash, blown from a passing panel truck, lands in the lap of an eccentric family living in a working-class neighborhood circa the 1960s. ... Full Review

You may pull a muscle trying not to cringe as such long-time screen veterans as Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman and Frank Gorshin embarrass themselves with over-the-top performances.....Manna From Heaven" is rated PG for scattered use of profanity, some crude humor relating to bodily functions, and glimpses of nude artwork..... ... Full Review

f only anvils had fallen instead of money, all of this might have been averted. A motley jumble of stage and screen stars headline Maria and Gabrielle C. Burton's Manna from Heaven , a lethargic comedy about a group of... ... Full Article

"Manna From Heaven" is a witty fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan -- and it's due immediately. ... Full Article

A good-natured fable about family ties and the redemptive power of hope. Buffalo, N.Y., some time in the mid-1960s: Assorted friends and relatives are gossiping, hanging out and daydreaming about the future at the home of Rosalie Annunciata (Maureen Porter)... ... Full Article