The new movie "A Little Prayer" is one of the most subtle and quiet movies I have ever seen. This story is about the small middle-class lives of people who live in average ranch houses and work in a small local sheet metal factory owned by Bill, played by David Strathairn, who is a Vietnam veteran.
Numerous stories comprise this quiet tale, including the infidelity of Bill's son, David (Will Pullen), with a coworker, Narcedalia (Dascha Polanco), who both work at the sheet metal company. David is cheating on Tammy (Jane Levy), who lives with him in his parents' house. It turns out that David has some serious emotional problems as a war veteran after his return from IRAQ, which adds another dimension to David s serial cheating. It was good to see Jane Levy again after the cancellation of her very good TV show "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" in 2021.
The most difficult to watch part of this film is the return home of Pattie (Anna Camp), who is an abusive mother to her 5-year-old girl, with several scenes that were hard to watch. Pattie has returned home because she left her husband and is in the middle of a divorce. I found it unusual that nobody in the family objected to Patti's constant berating of her child, Hattie (Billie Roy), which I thought at times was too much and amounted to overkill.
This story demonstrates that a movie does not have to be shocking, overly different, with explosive emotional scenes to be an excellent film experience. Problems come to all of us regardless of age or financial status. A Little Prayer demonstrates so many problems in a subtle and quiet way that I have never seen in any movie.
This film is extremely well acted, with a very high 92% Rotten Tomatoes rating, and I agree with this rating and highly recommend this movie.
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