Erin Brockovich

"Ordinary Angels" is a family-oriented tear-jerker with religious characters. I felt moved and inspired by the events in this wonderful film.

Although the film plays out like a fairy tale, it's based on a true story. A fact check article found that the film was accurate in some ways, but did take artistic liberties. The film didn't include the fact that the older daughter had needed and already received a liver transplant by the time period of the movie. The Erin Brockovich style heroine played by Hillary Swank was never an alcoholic and did not have strained relations with her son; however, she gave permission for the film's portrayal. She has a supportive black coworker in the film who was not mentioned in her book. That's a possible infraction of the most serious kind: rewriting history for diversity. However, I don't know, so I will let that slide. The family enthusiastically approved of the film.

The film has a 99% (!) audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes for verified viewers (who actually bought a ticket). In the written reviews, you can see some unverified 1 star reviews, and on IMDB 4% of reviewers give it 1 star. The review bombs are presumably from psychotic Leftists who don't like that some characters are religious. This isn't a preachy film, mind you, just a realistic one for Louisville, Kentucky in the mid-1990's.

This is a really well done heartstring-pulling film. It could change your outlook on life.