![]() Directed with pedestrian competence by Thaddeus O’Sullivan, The Miracle Club is about secrets that are all too obvious, and forgiveness you can see coming from the start.Ĭast: Maggie Smith, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Agnes O'Casey, Mark O'Hallloran, Stephen Rea That offers no improvement on the often cartoonish roles available for overqualified actresses of a certain age. And while recent films like Book Club and 80 for Brady have labored the point that older women still like sex, The Miracle Club is set in a tradition-bound 1967 Dublin barely touched by the sexual revolution of the era. Smith is at the center of a powerhouse trio of actresses here, along with Laura Linney and Kathy Bates. ![]() She’s a lot more fallible at choosing projects, as evidenced by this treacly story about Irishwomen of different generations who travel to the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France, praying for a miracle. ![]() ![]() As an actress, Maggie Smith can do no wrong. ![]()
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