Expecting a Miracle 2009

     Pete and Donna Stanhope are a married couple living in Los Angeles, California.  Pete is an engineer and Donna works in a bank.  They’ve been trying to have a baby, it has cost them a LOT of money and they haven’t been successful.  Pete’s boss, Walter Enright offers them the use of his vacation home in Mexico for a getaway.  Pete doesn’t want to accept but Walter tells him that they really need to go as a couple so they can regroup.  First, they are lost and then they run off the road to avoid hitting a dog.  Something is broken on the car, Pete walks to the nearest town and Donna stays with the car.  He talks to the local mechanic and they see Donna arrive in town with two men and their two horses pulling the car.  They are in the tiny town of Dommatina and the couple starts to help with the preparations for the annual fiesta.  The mechanic had planned to work on the fiesta but he has their car job now.  Pete and Donna start to feel better about their relationship and their problems as they unwind among the people.

     At the beginning of this film, Pete and Donna are on the verge of a separation.  They can’t seem to have a child and Pete doesn’t want to adopt.  Donna doesn’t think she can continue this marriage with no hope of any children.  They will need to do some serious talking to keep this marriage together.  A focus on something other than their problems does help lighten their mood and their relationship.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)     

TV Movie, Drama directed by Steve Gomer with Jason Priestley, Teri Polo, Cheech Marin, Kevin Balmore, Rebeka Montoya, Frank Gallegos, Shalim Ortiz, Ed Lauter, Matthew Scott Montgomery, Barry Livingston, Mia Cardena, Ciro Suarez.

Note:  Imdb 6.3 out of 10, 50% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.5* out of 5* with 157 reviews.

Special Note:  Filmed in Santa Clarita and Saugus, California.  Teri Polo was also in the Meet the Fockers series of films starting in 2004.