[WE HAVE A POPE
opens in Cleveland on Friday April 20 th exclusively at the Cedar Lee
Theatre.]
Review
by Bob Ignizio
There's
an old saying, often attributed to Otto Von Bismarck but evidently
originating with John Saxe:
“Laws
are like sausages — it is best not to see them being made.” The
same thing might well apply to the process of picking a Pope, which
is probably why it usually happens behind closed doors in a secretive
conclave. WE HAVE A POPE
(Habemus Papam)
pulls back the curtain to reveal a fictionalized account of the
process, aiming for lightweight laughs by showing what might happen
were things to go awry.
Cardinal
Melville (Michel Piccoli) is nowhere close to being a frontrunner for
the papacy when the current Pope departs this mortal coil, but after
several inconclusive votes, he somehow winds up with the job. You
might think than anyone who had devoted his life to service in The
Church for as long as Melville has would be thrilled with such a turn
of events, but as the private prayers of the other Cardinals we're
privy to attest, he's far from the only one who has no desire to take
on such a weighty role.
