Sunday, February 25, 2024
Ordinary Angels
Ed (Alan Ritchson) struggles to raise his two young girls, Ashley & Michelle, after his wife dies. The youngest daughter Michelle needs a liver transplant & Ed finds the medical bills are mounting beyond his ability to pay up. Enter hairdresser Sharon (Hilary Swank) who is an alcoholic who won’t admit she has a problem. When she reads the headlines about this sick little girl, she starts a fund raiser to help offset some of the medical bills. As this true story progresses, Sharon is that pushy person that won’t take no for answer & becomes more & more obsessed with helping this family. This is a real tearjerker with the clock ticking to save this little girl’s life, & with blizzard conditions & road closures complicating things. It takes a village to work a miracle as the dire situation becomes desperately critical. Nancy Travis plays Ed’s mom & grandma to the two adorable girls. Photos a summary about the real characters portrayed are shown at the end of the film.
Alien gives it 3½ “Michelle, my belle” stars out of 4.
