Father Stu – an unconventional Hollywood life

Father Stu – an unconventional Hollywood life Mark Wahlberg stars as Stuart Long, the amateur-boxer turned priest, in Columbia Pictures’ Father Stu, released in cinemas across Ireland May 13. Photos: © 2022 CTMG, Inc.

Mark Wahlberg’s heartfelt faith-drama has a genuine Catholic spirit, writes Ruadhán Jones Hollywood loves a redemption story, the down-and-out who scales great heights from nowhere. Think Rocky; think Cool Runnings; and now, think Father Stu (2022, dir. Rosalind Ross). But while the life of a wannabe amateur boxer who goes to Hollywood seems ready to…

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