Breakthrough (Movie) 2019

Lessons Learned

When you feel that everyone around you is lacking faith and hindering the outcomes that you desire, you could feel a little pride when the first of what would be many miracles, happens. Joyce Smith even told her husband that what had happened to their son John's recovery, was because of her. There for all to see was Joyce breaking through the thin ice covering her pride. You could understand her assessment of the situation given that others had fallen into the "expected-outcome" dogma. Even the medical staff at the hospital. If you watch the trailer and look online to do a little research on Breakthrough's amazing story, you would only scrape the surface of what is presented here. This is a well scripted tale based on the true events in this small Missouri community that will have you frozen to your seat for the nearly two hours duration of the film. Chrissy Metz (This is Us) is perfect as mum Joyce and she is well supported by Josh Lucas (Wonder). Everyone learns from the events following that misadventure by three friends out on to the ice that day. The first one you will need to learn is to bring the tissues.