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...EDNA'S POWERS fail her about 30 per cent of the time," which is to say, she's only human. Earthy, even. She swears, makes dirty jokes, and has a healthy sex drive. As Edna puts it-"I'm not the Holy Ghost and I'm hardly the Virgin Mary." Edna's father agrees. "You're nothin' but trash," he says, referring to her relationship with...
Meanwhile, Cal Cunningham (Sam Shepard), an unruly young man rebelling against an evangelical upbringing, aggressively courts Edna's love and, after several rebuffs, meets with success. Initially cynical about Edna's power, Cal witnesse miraculous recoveries that convince him Edna is on a divine mission--'You keep denyin' the Lord? you got to declare He's comin'. You are the living Christ. You are the Resurrection...
...Edna refuses to be bullied by her father's rigidly moralistic, chauvinistic attitude. She sticks to her guns and gets him to admit his narrowness. Edna fits in with the new wave of strong woman figures such as Gena Rowlands in Gloria and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People...
...Edna's character desentimentalizes a movie that tends to get a little too homey. After all, it takes place in Kansas, and there's no place like Kansas. The string-heavy score and schmaltzy touches--like the abandoned dog who becomes Edna's loyal companion--plus some drawn-out healing sequences, fall into the category of melodrama...
John Lewis Carlino's script contains some bold dialogue, bordering on the risque in the love scenes. When Cal gets horny, he says to Edna--I got this big problem, I think you better lay your hands...