I was going to watch it but I see it’s going over 2 hours which just seems self indulgent. Very few movies can justify going over 90 minutes and this film doesn’t seem like it’s one of them.
While it wasn’t long before Italians were accepted as Americans, devout Catholics have never really been. If you need evidence of that, consider the overtly anti-Catholic emails of Hillary Clinton campaign chair, John Podesta in 2016, or how our current “Catholic” president’s Department of Justice classifies traditional Catholics among potential terrorist groups.
A bridge too far. Catholics (and Mormons) are routinely portrayed as being morally upright, and not generally in a bad way. Look at “Blue Bloods”- honors a Catholic family’s Catholic traditions. Look at “The Mission” or any number of other films over the last 40 years. On the other hand, Protestant Christians are routinely portrayed as overbearing, judgmental racists longing for “the good old days”.
Excellent review. I agree with every word except that I would have given it three stars despite its flaws.
We streamed “Nefarious” and were surprised when Glenn Beck popped up at the end of the picture.
He’s been promoting “Cabrini.” I hope he doesn’t have a cameo in it as the pope or something.
Daughter and I saw it a few days ago. We are not Catholics and had never heard of Cabrini. Awed by the amount of good she did while ill much of the time. Good for Italians and all immigrants. I have to wonder if anyone else would have wanted to start a Charity Hospital in the 1800’s or even now.
At any rate we learned a great deal of NYC and early American history. And we both have great respect for America’s first Nun proclaimed “Saint Cabrini”.
Lithgow is a super far left jerk
I’m Catholic and watched the movie yesterday and liked it very much.
We saw the movie last weekend with some friends.
Had no expectation going in, but what I saw was a very well executed film—very high production values, earnestly acted, with a strong message of good.
The movie lacked the real and despicable Hollywood tropes of anti-Catholicism, Bible mocking, and sneering leftism.
The border is first and foremost on most of our minds, and at first the seeming pro-migrant message felt preachy, but in any other time and place all of us would admit we trace our roots to immigrants.
While the struggles between politicians and their ‘tribes’ vs. the ‘tribe’ of the pope, bishop, and Mother Cabrini lacked the pious genuflection you might have gotten had Spencer Tracy or Bing Crosby been the lead, the real struggle—in fact every struggle on earth—is ultimately among men and women.
Divine intervention, if it is to be had, is not actually obvious, and sometimes prayer can’t match grit, determination, and blood sweat and tears.
I give it 3.5 stars.