Alice is a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.
Acting
Jeffrey Dean Morgan's world-weary journalist schtick works.
Practical Effects
The Virgin Mary statue work is genuinely unsettling.
Director
Evan Spiliotopoulos
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Gerry Fenn
Cricket Brown
Alice
William Sadler
Father Hagan
Katie Aselton
Natalie Gates
Cary Elwes
Bishop Gyles
Diogo Morgado
Delgarde
Bates Wilder
Geary
Marina Mazepa
Mary of Elnor
Christine Adams
Monica Slade
Dustin Tucker
Dan Walsh
Gisela Chípe
Sophia Walsh
Danny Corbo
Toby Walsh
Sonny Corbo
Toby Walsh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on James Herbert's novel 'Shrine,' which the author himself considered unfilmable until this adaptation proved him mostly right.
The burning Mary statue moment was practical effects—no CGI—which explains why it looks more visceral than the rest of the film.
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