“Padre Pio” (*1/2 out of four) was a ponderous religious melodrama set during the aftermath of WWII based on the true story of the title character Padre Pio (Shia Labeouf) who struggled with his own personal demons but summoned through them to unite his post-war village and attempt to bring them back to religious solidarity. Disappointing result for writer/director Abel Ferrara; while this is certainly in keeping with his past themes of Catholic guilt and redemption (“Bad Lieutenant”, “The Addiction”) it lacks those film’s visceral charge and passion and dramatic energy. Labeouf tries his best but is badly miscast in the lead.