Waiting for the Miracle to Come

This film, while not perfectly written, is an beautiful, emotionally nuanced study of life and loss, accentuated by the understated acting of the rising star of "Blow The Man Down," Sophie Lowe. Her presence gives a luminescence to the earlier scenes that keeps one's attention as the story slowly unfolds. Add in the fine acting work by Charlotte Rampling and Willie Nelson, and the dreamy lighting and mood achieved by documentary veteran Lian Lunson, and you have all the elements of a impressive feature debut.

I give it at least a couple of stars for trying to be creative. This is a very low budget film, but it's trying to convey mystery and a sort of magical mysticism, so if you have some patience, it's worth a look.

If you have the patience to get through the first thirty minutes of Lian Lunson's directorial debut then the reward is well worth waiting for. 'Waiting For the Miracle To Come' may feel sludgy and over indulgent at first however, once tuned in to the wavelength of Lunson, the movie slowly unravels to reveal a story that is both powerful and moving.

As expected, intelligent and sensitive performances from Charlotte Rampling and Willie Nelson alongside the exemplary Sile Bermingham.

Sile Bermingham who plays the woman they are waiting for is terrific and she's a beauty! And I thought Willie Nelson was very believable and likeable.

This movie's plot is all over the place. Besides being uninteresting, the main character's quest has no bigger picture. The supporting characters are loosely related to one another, with no clear sense of why interactions need to happen. The worst scene is the trapeze scene. I have seen zero budget short films on YouTube executed better than this. This film goes to show that wealth needs to be redistributed so that people with very great ideas can invest in them, while people with not so great ideas don't have the means to execute them poorly. I hope the filmmakers see this and create something better. I appreciate the effort!