"She's planting a pipe bomb?"
"Okay, two reasons."
Mary (Malone) has had a rough summer. She lives a Christ centered life, has great friends, and is happy. Everything seems to be going great until her boyfriend Dean (Faust) tells her a big secret: he thinks he might be gay. She sets out on a mission from God to cure Dean. However the school year begins with Dean's parents sending him to a "degayification" center and Mary learns that she is pregnant.
Good Christian girls don't get pregnant (see the above quote), so she decides to hide her impending motherhood from everyone, which is harder than it seems. When she questions the extreme methods of her friend Hilary Faye (Moore), Mary becomes a social outcast with questionable morality...Hilary Faye even tries to perform an exorcism on her. Mary's secret is discovered by Hilary Faye's wheelchair bound brother Roland (Culkin) and his Jewish girlfriend Cassandra (Amurri). Cassandra is the bad girl of the school who smokes on school grounds and enjoys scandalizing the other students. Roland and Cassandra befriend Mary and help her hide her secret. Her mother Lillian (Parker) is too busy with a secret of her own, she is secretly dating the married school principal Pastor Skip (Donovan), to notice her daughters problem. Pastor Skip's son Patrick (Fugit) is a new student at American Eagle Christian High School and is instantly attracted to Mary, but Mary just wants to finish the school year...
I am a Christian...and I love this movie. The film isn't mocking Christianity, it is mocking people who are blinded by their fanaticalism. In other words, it has a good commentary on faith and going to the extremes. Honestly don't we all know people like Hilary Faye (to a lesser degree)? While the film is mostly about Christian teens, it doesn't follow the pattern of typical teen school films, and that makes it work on a broader scale. This film has the ability to speak to a range of ages, not just teens.
The film is hysterical. The characters and situations are crazy, but it works. The last portion of the film gets a bit preachy, but otherwise there is an interesting mix of emotions. Macaulay Culkin and Eva Amurri steal the movie. They are the most outspoken characters but their relationship is the most normal. Mandy Moore is so good at playing mean characters, like in "The Princess Diaries," and while she goes over the top with Hilary Faye, it still works. There is an impressive cast of minor characters who add to the chaos. So glad I own this film!
Dude, it's quotable: there are so many one-liners or little scenes that stand out (including the exorcism scene which I love)
Rent it: it isn't a film for everyone, but if you ever want to discuss a movie, this is a perfect one to talk about!
Good Christian girls don't get pregnant (see the above quote), so she decides to hide her impending motherhood from everyone, which is harder than it seems. When she questions the extreme methods of her friend Hilary Faye (Moore), Mary becomes a social outcast with questionable morality...Hilary Faye even tries to perform an exorcism on her. Mary's secret is discovered by Hilary Faye's wheelchair bound brother Roland (Culkin) and his Jewish girlfriend Cassandra (Amurri). Cassandra is the bad girl of the school who smokes on school grounds and enjoys scandalizing the other students. Roland and Cassandra befriend Mary and help her hide her secret. Her mother Lillian (Parker) is too busy with a secret of her own, she is secretly dating the married school principal Pastor Skip (Donovan), to notice her daughters problem. Pastor Skip's son Patrick (Fugit) is a new student at American Eagle Christian High School and is instantly attracted to Mary, but Mary just wants to finish the school year...
I am a Christian...and I love this movie. The film isn't mocking Christianity, it is mocking people who are blinded by their fanaticalism. In other words, it has a good commentary on faith and going to the extremes. Honestly don't we all know people like Hilary Faye (to a lesser degree)? While the film is mostly about Christian teens, it doesn't follow the pattern of typical teen school films, and that makes it work on a broader scale. This film has the ability to speak to a range of ages, not just teens.
The film is hysterical. The characters and situations are crazy, but it works. The last portion of the film gets a bit preachy, but otherwise there is an interesting mix of emotions. Macaulay Culkin and Eva Amurri steal the movie. They are the most outspoken characters but their relationship is the most normal. Mandy Moore is so good at playing mean characters, like in "The Princess Diaries," and while she goes over the top with Hilary Faye, it still works. There is an impressive cast of minor characters who add to the chaos. So glad I own this film!
Dude, it's quotable: there are so many one-liners or little scenes that stand out (including the exorcism scene which I love)
Rent it: it isn't a film for everyone, but if you ever want to discuss a movie, this is a perfect one to talk about!
Saved! (2004) 92 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for strong thematic issues involving teens - sexual content, pregnancy, smoking and language.
Director: Brian Dannelly
Starring: Mandy Moore as Hilary Faye
Jena Malone as Mary
Macaulay Culkin as Roland
Patrick Fugit as Patrick
Eva Amurri as Cassandra
Martin Donovan as Pastor Skip
Mary-Louise Parker as Lillian
Chad Faust as Dean
Rating: PG-13 for strong thematic issues involving teens - sexual content, pregnancy, smoking and language.
Director: Brian Dannelly
Starring: Mandy Moore as Hilary Faye
Jena Malone as Mary
Macaulay Culkin as Roland
Patrick Fugit as Patrick
Eva Amurri as Cassandra
Martin Donovan as Pastor Skip
Mary-Louise Parker as Lillian
Chad Faust as Dean
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