It’s a shame the closing moral about a more pragmatic, inclusive approach to spirituality is conveyed with such a heavy hand.
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06/24/06
Saved! (2004)
60 %
Reviews Counted: 134 Fresh: 81 Rotten:53 Average Rating: 6/10
Consensus:
A satirical teen comedy that, unfortunately, pulls its punches.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Synopsis: Brian Dannelly's debut feature SAVED! deftly blends indie-film edginess with a mainstream allure. Set in a Christian high school, the teen comedy follows a group of students who are all at different places in their lives. When Mary (Jena Malone) sacrifices her virginity in an attempt to... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Heather Matarazzo, Eva Amurri
Director: Brian Dannelly
Screenwriter: Michael Urban, Brian Dannelly
Producer: Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Michael Ohoven, William Vince
Composer: Christophe Beck
Screenwriter: Michael Urban, Brian Dannelly
Producer: Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Michael Ohoven, William Vince
Composer: Christophe Beck
Reviews
Top Critic
The idea is inspired and the enthusiasm evident in every aspect of story and performance.
04/01/06
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There's a sharp, knowing tone to this film that will perhaps be lost on audiences unfamiliar with the American Christian subculture.
07/03/04
As a superficial treatment of this important subject, it has its moments.
03/11/07
Saved! could have been a challenging but affirming movie about the evangelical subculture -- if handled with the same love, acceptance and tolerance it preaches.
10/02/06
Equal parts satire, spoof and teen comedy, Saved! is just a sweet and funny movie that starts off with bite but settles into an honest feeling of happiness and acceptance for all types of people and their choices.
12/06/05
I sat through this film with a perma-smile, and just thinking about it still makes me laugh.
06/26/05
Uma inteligente discussão sobre aceitação, fé e as conseqüências repugnantes do fundamentalismo religioso – tudo isto em uma embalagem divertida e irreverente.
12/17/04
Dannelly reflects the problems with contemporary Christianity brilliantly. But in deciding that mere tolerance will save the world, he fumbles the final act.
12/06/04
For a light comedy this film says a great deal about some serious issues. The script shows a few rough edges but it beats many films of much higher pretensions.
11/24/04
The film is missing a degree of commitment, a willingness to dive headlong into this culture
11/19/04
Set in a Christian high school, Saved! is a message film in the guise of a social satire. The film,however, is not as wickedly funny as it wants to be.
11/13/04
Top Critic
...never quite manages to extinguish its after-school-special type vibe.
10/24/04
As witty as it’s well performed and as novel as it is daring...God Bless Mandy Moore and her fantastic set of acting chops!
10/11/04
Despite Dannelly's apparent intent to make a statement about tolerance, Saved! is an intolerant, morally simplistic film that ignores the concept that there really is something called “right and wrong.”
10/07/04
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