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Keeping the Faith (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 111 Fresh: 75  Rotten:36 Average Rating: 6.1/10
 
Consensus: Norton's steady hand delivers a comedy filled with clever humor and enlightened performances.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins

Synopsis: In actor Edward Norton's directorial debut, Brian (Norton), a priest, and his best friend, Jake (Ben Stiller), a rabbi, both fall in love with their long-lost childhood friend, Anna (Jenna Elfman), who has returned to Manhattan to pursue her hectic business career. However, Brian has taken... In actor Edward Norton's directorial debut, Brian (Norton), a priest, and his best friend, Jake (Ben Stiller), a rabbi, both fall in love with their long-lost childhood friend, Anna (Jenna Elfman), who has returned to Manhattan to pursue her hectic business career. However, Brian has taken a vow of celibacy, and Jake is constantly being set up by Jewish mothers in his temple. The workaholic Anna isn't Jewish, but this doesn't stop her from returning Jake's affection and beginning a relationship that they hide from Brian. As their relationship progresses, complications arise, leading Jake, Brian, and Anna to deal with questions of both religious and romantic faith. As Rabbi Jake, Stiller once again displays his excellent comic timing, and his scenes with Elfman, Norton, and Anne Bancroft (as Jake's traditional Jewish mother) carry KEEPING THE FAITH. Set in lushly filmed New York City, Norton's film exhudes an innocent charm that's sure to please audiences of all denominations. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Ben Stiller, Jenna Elfman, Edward Norton, Anne Bancroft, Milos Forman

Director: Edward Norton
Screenwriter: Stuart Blumberg
Producer: Edward Norton, Howard W. "Hawk" Koch, Stuart Blumberg
Composer: Elmer Bernstein

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 1, 2005

[DVD Details]
  • Keeping The Faith
  • Ben Stiller (THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS), Jenna Elfman (EdTV), and Edward Norton (FIGHT CLUB) star in KEEPING THE FAITH, a sexy romantic comedy so fresh and funny, you'll fall head over heels in love! Jake Schram (Stiller) and Brian Finn (Norton) are single, successful, extremely popular guys who have been best friends since, well, forever. They are about to be reunited with their other best childhood buddy -- the feisty, lanky tomboy, Anna (Elfman). Anna has grown into a high-powered workaholic beauty whose reentry into their lives turns this old circle of friends into a love triangle -- a very complicated one at that, because Jake's a rabbi and Brian is a priest. But have faith -- this gem is going to steal your heart.
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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    A romantic triangle dating movie as confected, and nearly as wholesome, as a '50s Universal bedroom farce, but lacking the confidence and zest.

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    06/24/06
    Geoff Andrew
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    3.5/5

    A thoroughly entertaining little film, full of terrific performances and some hilarious moments.

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    12/10/01
    Rich Cline
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    3/4

    A smart and good-natured picture, conscientious without pretension, a good mixture of romance, buddy movie, and verbal and thematic humour. Trust me.

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    Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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    4/5

    The agony of love has rarely looked so funny.

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    Michael Thomson
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    3/5

    Flawed but entertaining...

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    08/07/08
    Bob Grimm
    Sacramento News & Review
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    B-

    So, a rabbi and a priest fall in love...

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    10/18/07
    Christopher Smith
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    3/4

    A slight and uneven but very charming romantic comedy.

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    05/26/06
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid
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    C

    Well-meaning and decently put together, and it has occasional moments of charm...[but] more than a trifle stale.

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    12/06/05
    Frank Swietek
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    4/5

    I sure wasn't expecting much.

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    12/06/05
    Ron Wells
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    The ending gets a little too cute, and isn't true to Anna's independent nature. Oh well, to forgive is divine.

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    07/21/05
    Louis B. Parks
    Houston Chronicle
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    Epic dramas can be two hours or more. For light comedy, brevity is better. What could have been a great comedy is just a good one.

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    04/09/05
    Robin Clifford
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    3/4

    The script administers a relentless string of laughs, most of them genuinely funny.

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    05/14/03
    Jeanne Aufmuth
    Palo Alto Weekly
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    It's a unique blend of charisma, wisdom, and emotion, rendered in a most appealing package.

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    02/08/03
    John R. McEwen
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    There is genuine chemistry among this trio that is fun to watch, and the script will keep you giggling.

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    Jean Lowerison
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    The movie's biggest surprise is the fine balance it strikes in navigating the tricky passage between offensive and funny.

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    10/15/02
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Cincinnati Enquirer
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    A charmingly sloppy affair [full of] banter and the free-wheeling spirit of old Hollywood romances... a sun-drenched cinematic field trip.

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    09/12/02
    Brent Simon
    Entertainment Today
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    3/4

    Smart, funny and touching, and there is enjoyable chemistry between the three leads.

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    09/10/02
    Kevin N. Laforest
    Montreal Film Journal
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    Unevenly paced, wildly unfunny and patently boring, Keeping the Faith is a waste of talent and time.

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    08/29/02
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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    An astute directorial debut for actor Edward Norton.

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    08/15/02
    Kevin Thomas
    Los Angeles Times
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    A contrived script and lackluster performances are the worst sins of this uninspired comedy.

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    Betty Jo Tucker
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