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‘Ordinary Angels’ Review: Hilary Swank’s Passionate Performance Drives True Faith Based Family Drama


A review of 'Ordinary Angels'. Hilary Swank expertly drives this inspirational true story of a race to save a 3 year old during the worst snowstorm

At its center is another richly defined and dedicated Hilary Swank performance as the two-time Oscar winner goes for what she knows best, a flawed character who picks herself up off the floor determined to make a difference in not only her own life, but an entire community. She turns up unannounced at the funeral for Theresa, the wife of blue collar roofer Ed Schmitt ( Alan Ritchson) who is grieving the loss of his life partner and mother of their two girls, one of whom, Michelle, suffers from the same rare congenital liver disease her mom died from. Perfectly suited to the values of the faith based genre, Ordinary Angels with a screenplay by actress Meg Tilly and Kelly Fremon Craig ( The Edge Of Seventeen, Are You There God?

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