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Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Mary, is a good Christian girl whose friends are Hillary Faye (Alpha Christian and leader of a group called the Christian Jewels) Veronica, a Vietnamese girl adopted by a black couple and Tia is a girl who wants to be in the clique but is mostly ignored When her boyfriend Dean comes out to her, she has sex with him to save him from gaydom. That's where her life begins to go topsy turvy, she is later befriended by a Jewish student and "resident heathen" Cassandra Edelstein and Roland, Hillary Faye's brother who is wheelchair bound.With the layers of her world coming undone, she struggles with the world she grew up in vs. the world she is trying to adjust to I wanted to call this an Evangelical Mean Girls, which is the spirit of the film. However, it is also something all its own with that similar undercurrent.

A catholic girl tries to turn her homosexual boyfriend heterosexual by going against her religious belief in chastity, but doesn't use protection and gets pregnant. Social stress and outsiderness ensues.This movie tries to be trendy and cute to force a point, and it doesn't work. The problems with the screen writing aren't un-fixable, but they are pronounced. Namely, too many internal contradictions and way too much preachy rhetoric (which is ironic, really). Firstly, in the beginning, the protagonist VO narrates that she's so pious that she tries to commit suicide to "be with the angels" like her dead father. Isn't suicide supposed to be a mortal sin? According to canon, she'd be with the fallen angels. Secondly, the protagonist then 'fornicates' with a guy outside of marriage - also supposedly a pretty big sin. Thirdly, the only Jew is portrayed as a complete a-hole who smokes (as a social protest?). Third-and-a-half-ly: smoking is portrayed as a cool, rebellious thing. Fourthly, the film repeated the creepy teen movie trope of the parent of the protagonist dating the parent of the protagonist's love interest (smacking of incest much?). As more minor writing flaws, they have the snotty girl do outlandishly criminal things as a reaction to a prank in which she wasn't even identified by name. Illogical. She also has a final meltdown later on after what seems like very little provocation. Also, the final preachy speech by the protagonist & friends at the end tries to make the Pleasantville argument (that attempting to live up to any ideal is wrong because everyone is just too 'different') seem sensible. The problem is that this rather weak argument essentially excuses anything, yet surely all actions and behaviors can't be part of the vast 'moral gray area.' Anyway, I wish I could have those 92 minutes back.If you still must watch, I'd recommend it for fans of the show Glee; one of the most offensively -ist shows on TV.Content notes: Contains quite a bit of swearing, some crude language.

Saved is the compelling story of a Catholic school girl who seeks the admiration and desire that her heart beckons and the quest for inner peace.She comes to terms with being an emerging woman and the adventures that follow are certainly to entertain.Her hi-jinks, if you will; follow her escapades into a world which revolves around her being one with God. She captivates her cast with all the charisma and skill that a young thespian with such skills and glowing talent offers the screen.A diverse introspective detailed life of a character torn, inspired with moments of passion and an elegant portrayal of a girl in her own - becoming the person she has evolved into. Blossoming with a glowing understanding as she reaches new realms and portrays a fresh, yearning, eager woman who boasts the ability to reign in her new empire as a loyal, dedicated and honorable student would and should do.Outspoken, unmatched and a truthful follow-up to her define her character and personality in a true to life account of a women on the verge of growth, mentally, physically and spiritually! A masterpiece for all ages and a definite film which sparkles the emotion and psychological stigmata and sheds light to the very essence of being! Simply remarkable!

In a Protestant Christian school, the fanatic and wealthy Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore) and Mary are best friends. Their friendship ends when Mary gets pregnant, after having sex with her gay boyfriend trying to "save" him, and questions Jesus' will. Meanwhile, the rebel Jewish Cassandra dates Hilary's brother, the crippled Roland (Macaulay Culkin), and together with the newcomer son of the local pastor, Patrick, they become the new friends of Mary, supporting her situation.There are other issues, such as the idea of de-gayification, and we see at least one obvious picture of George W. Bush (which reminds me of the film "Jesus Camp").What drew me to this film originally (I stayed because it's a good movie) are the two leading ladies. This film treats us to Mandy Moore's nipples... no bra? It must be cold in Vancouver... though, she could have cut the mullet. And I used to have a crush on Jena Malone, but I'm not sure why... must be a "Donnie Darko" thing.I strongly urge people to get the DVD of this film. It comes with two commentaries. One is a Jena Malone and Mandy Moore commentary, which is very much girl chatter, but has interesting tidbits: like, we find out that Mandy is a good shot. Cassandra is "not smoking real cigarettes" -- but what are they? And we hear more about the film's music, notably "Whoomp" and the "Exorcist" theme.I didn't listen to the other commentary (yet).