On a Wing and a Prayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: April 5, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Overwhelming dislike based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Negative:
5
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VarietyTodd GilchristApr 6, 2023
Like “Soul Surfer” before it, On a Wing and a Prayer clearly aims to appeal to audiences seeking faith-based entertainment; but just because its story is based on events that are technically true, that doesn’t mean that ticket buyers should be subjected to a version of them that’s executed too predictably to believe. Read full review
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The New York TimesTeo BugbeeApr 6, 2023
The images portray a weightless crisis, and the film’s emotional narrative feels similarly insincere, with the balance of fate seeming to sway on the placement of a well-timed prayer. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloApr 7, 2023
The best preachers always know how to tell a story and tie it back to a Biblical lesson, but director Sean McNamara has less than a youth pastor’s grasp on his main character’s crisis of faith. Read full review
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Screen RantNadir SamaraApr 6, 2023
On a Wing and a Prayer will certainly find its audience and pays respect to a man who did the impossible, but as a viewing experience, it misses the mark at every turn. Read full review
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Paste MagazineAnna McKibbinApr 7, 2023
This is the film: Constantly rendered emotionless by decision-making both numbingly predictable and entirely inexplicable. Read full review
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