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Saved (2004)
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Classic teen comedy mixes with cunning satire in Saved!. Fervent Christian Mary (Jena Malone, Donnie Darko) believes God wants her to save her gay boyfriend by sleeping with him. But he gets sent to an anti-gay indoctrination camp while she ends up pregnant--which starts to drive a wedge between Mary and her snotty best friend Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore, How to Deal). Meanwhile, they're both interested in the son (Patrick Fugit, Almost Famous) of their Christian school principal (Martin Donovan, Trust). Saved! respects faith but gleefully mocks the excesses and absurdities of contemporary organized...
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Saved Movie Review by Justin  (6/17/2006) |
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The ads pushed this flick as a comedy, but the sharpness of its insights move it into deeper zones of drama. As a satire this one doesn't just poke fun -- it actually (perhaps often unintentionally) makes some truly credible statements; its headlong fearlessness may account for some of the brilliance. The subject in...
(complete Saved review by Justin)
| Saved Movie Review by Seth C (3/31/2006) |
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Some may see "Saved!" as nothing but a ninety minute plus mockery of Christianity, however let me be the first to strongly disagree. Sure, some of the jokes may be out of bad taste and direct jabs at the religion, but in all honesty I believe there is more truth in the film than humor (and keep in mind that I think this...
(complete Saved review by Seth C)
| Saved Movie Review by Joe (5/14/2006) |
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Being a strong Christian, I remember when this movie came out, and our youth pastor immediately booed it and said it was of the devil and no one with a real Christian upbringing should ever see it.
So I did.
And let me tell you, I never laughed that hard in my entire life! The first thirty minutes of the movie was pure...
(complete Saved review by Joe)
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