Leap of Faith
by Richard Pearce
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Actor: Debra Winger, Liam Neeson, Lolita Davidovich, Lukas Haas, Steve MartinDirector: Richard Pearce
Producer: Burt Bluestein
Producer: David V. Picker
Producer: Janus Cercone
Writer: Janus Cercone
Producer: Michael Manheim
Producer: Ralph S. Singleton
Producer: Roger Joseph Pugliese
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
Published: 2003-09-01
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-23
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Leap of Faith
Movie Review: This movie is not about making money.
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this movie and it seems from reading the reviews which preceded mine I am not alone in my opinion. And yet I don't recall this film being on any top ten box office list, either in its theatrical run on video and DVD. It's one of those films that sneaks up on you and I suspect expectations had a lot to do with the less than stellar box office. People expect a certain performance from Steve Martin ("The Jerk", his many SNL hosting gigs, "The Man With Two Brains") but "Leap of Faith" was not about bringing the funny. That doesn't mean there isn't humour in this movie. I laughed, I smiled, I cried and then in the end I was truly amazed. Jonas Nightingale (Martin) has decided to set up shop and "put on a show" for the local faithful. Fate, working through a broken down truck, had brought him to Rustwater, Kansas and somehow he (or was it He...?) creates a miracle. In most of my favourite films there is a point where I come to realize I am watching something above the ordinary: in this film it came fairly early on. Jonas, his posse and his assistant, played by Debra Winger, are out and about town drumming up business and greasing the wheels of the local regulators. Meanwhile, back on a field just outside town the crew sets up the tent while the "Angels of Mercy", Jonas' gospel choir, is rehearsing "Change In My Life" acapella. I was drawn in by both the pacing of the montage and the stirring voices of the singers. "Leap of Faith" might not change your mind about religion or God but that is another one of its saving graces. Kudos to Edwin Hawkins for his direction of the choir (such glorious voices...), Janus Cercone and Richard Pearce respectively for writing and directing this film and God bless everyone else who had anything to do it including you the viewer for giving of your time and attention.
Summary of Leap of Faith
LEAP OF FAITH stars Steve Martin as Jonas Nightengale, a fraudulent faith healer who makes a living visiting small towns and giving hope in the form of prayer. Aided by his no nonsense manager, Jane (Winger), Jonas sets up his tent in a small suburb of Kansas where he soon learns that their hidden mikes, cameras and computers can?t fool the neighborhood sheriff (Neeson). But, when Jonas is touched by a local waitress (Davidovich) and her disabled son Boyd (Haas), he learns something new about truth and what real miracles are made of.Similar DVD Movies
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