PositiveNPRLively ... has the timing, wit, and warmth of a screwball screenplay that isn\'t allowed to idle for more than a beat ... Sthers captures her characters\' distinct voices and dueling positions with practiced concision and obvious relish ... does get emotional. The wisecracks and barbs give way to sentiment — along with its soppy twin, sentimentality — as these characters break down the distances between them with heartfelt words. Sthers has a tendency to lay it on thick ... Are there miracles in Holy Lands? Well, maybe not. But Sthers\' human-all-too-human characters do learn what\'s sacred.