The actors try their best, but the script is terrible.
Despite the generally positive reviews on IMDB, I really disliked "Miracle on Main Street"...a film with some good acting but some godawful writing.
When the story begins, Maria (Margo) is a hoochie-koochie dancer. While VERY tame by most standards, supposedly her dancing is hot and the cops want to arrest her and her sleazy manager (Lyle Talbot). They take it on the lam and things start to get weird. When Maria goes to church, she finds a baby with a not pinned to the blanket--saying that the mother doesn't want the boy and asking whoever finds it to care for the child. Maria has no way to pay for the child's upkeep but decides to keep it anyway. While all this is hard to believe, it gets much worse. There is a weird marriage, a new guy who is rich and loves her as well as a shootout with police...and much more! See the story and see what I mean.
The three leads (Margo, Lyle Talbot and Walter Abel) go very well as does Jane Darwell in a supporting role. But the plot has everything but the kitchen sink tossed into it...and the number of twists and turns becomes ludicrous after a while. It's a shame, as I don't think any actors could have made this mess of a script realistic or enjoyable. It didn't 'warm my heart' as one reviewer stated...it just gave me heartburn!
When the story begins, Maria (Margo) is a hoochie-koochie dancer. While VERY tame by most standards, supposedly her dancing is hot and the cops want to arrest her and her sleazy manager (Lyle Talbot). They take it on the lam and things start to get weird. When Maria goes to church, she finds a baby with a not pinned to the blanket--saying that the mother doesn't want the boy and asking whoever finds it to care for the child. Maria has no way to pay for the child's upkeep but decides to keep it anyway. While all this is hard to believe, it gets much worse. There is a weird marriage, a new guy who is rich and loves her as well as a shootout with police...and much more! See the story and see what I mean.
The three leads (Margo, Lyle Talbot and Walter Abel) go very well as does Jane Darwell in a supporting role. But the plot has everything but the kitchen sink tossed into it...and the number of twists and turns becomes ludicrous after a while. It's a shame, as I don't think any actors could have made this mess of a script realistic or enjoyable. It didn't 'warm my heart' as one reviewer stated...it just gave me heartburn!
- planktonrules
- Aug 5, 2024