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Synopsis

A hot teen cast, led by Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin, stars in this tale of a devout Christian girl who decides to sleep with her gay boyfriend in an attempt to "cure" him.

Review

Tired of seeing all those "What Would Jesus Do?" bumper stickers? Need a break after seeing Mel Gibson's ultra-violent Passion of the Christ? Well, prepare to experience the lighter side of religion with Saved, a surprise indie theatrical hit. Meet Mary (Donnie Darko's Jena Malone), a devout teenager at a Baptist high school, and her relentlessly religious best friend Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore). Mary discovers that her dreamboat of a boyfriend is gay when he tells her in an underwater confession moment (a ritual for the two friends). In shock, she bangs her head on a pipe and Jesus appears with practical advice: she must straighten him out by having sex with him! Mary eagerly obliges but afterwards the boy is still gay, and now Mary finds that she is pregnant. When Hilary Faye discovers Mary's secret, she sees an opportunity to kick-off a crusade to save the pregnant, unwed mother. Mix in Hilary's sarcastic brother Roland (Macaulay Culkin), rebel Jewish girl Cassandra (Eva Amurri, Susan Sarandon's daughter), a gospel-quoting skateboarder named Patrick (Almost Famous' Patrick Fugit), and a savagely hilarious cameo by Valerie Bertinelli (in a spot-on spoof of a Lifetime TV-movie), and this little Baptist high school will never be the same.

Gay writer-director Brian Dannelly's breezy and deliciously wicked satire about teenagers and their passionate, sometimes gullible belief systems is a delight -- and features an absolute scene-stealing performance from Mandy Moore. A great score rounds out this almost-gay movie.

-- Lewis Tice

Product Format Information

DVD : $13.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 027616902832

Studio : MGM

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85
Extras: Trailers, Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: Mandy Moore & Jena Malone; Director/Co-Writer Brian Dannelly, Producer Sandy Stern & Co-Writer Michael Urban
Hilarious Bloopers & Outtakes; Extended Scenes; Easter Egg - A hidden feature called Michael Stipe wants you to get Saved
Documentaries: Saved Revelations featurette; Heaven Help Us featurette

Keywords

Adolescence, Comedy, Family Life, Gay Male, Gay/Lesbian, Religion/Spirituality, Romance, Schoolboy

Genres

Comedy

Customer Reviews

Couldn't Be Better!

Thomas wrote on 02/05/2006:

This is the funnest little film. I live in Colorado Springs, so I see first-hand all the lunacy of the fundamentalist ubercult. This film humbly mobrd within that exclusive world and respectfully points out so much of the hypocrisy and contradiction. "Saved" delivers a positive message without preaching, and has the rare quality of being a film that can be watched again and again. It's also nice to see Macaulay Culkin back in films again.

A great one! Brian Dannelly's movie truly hits home.

derek. wrote on 06/14/2004:

I read somewhere Brian Dannelly did a movie based on somewhat of a parallel to his own life. Myself being a Catholic graduating from a Baptist high school in Florida, I had to see this film. I knew what it was like first hand how someone within the first week of tenth - grade, asked if I was saved.

The film chronicles Mary (Jenna Malone) who discovers that her boyfriend Dean (young Canadian, Chad Faust, who unfortunately wasn't in the movie enough) is gay. She knows that since Jesus has told her that Chad needs her help, she feels that by having sex with Dean, he would be converted. Of course, she gets pregnant, and his parents finding the latest issue of Honcho magazine (the prime instrument, I imagine, in getting Dean to perform as well as he did), sends him off to the Mercy House.
As we go through the school year, we notice Mary realizing the perfect faith that her once best friend had, Hillary Faye (Mandy Moore) is somewhat diluted. As this movie goes through every holiday during the school year, we realize this is Mandy Moore's movie. It is that simple. With her van made specially for her parapegic brother (Maucalay Culkin) she dutifully exemplifies her testimony to Jesus Christ. She must deal with her brother, Roland, and his attraction to the bad-girl Jewish student, Cassandra. Her potential boyfriend, Patrick (Patrick Fugit), who has more of an interest for Mary. She plays the role perfectly which caps off brilliantly at the prom.

I can only imagine there will some criticism from the fundamentalist community. This movie would not be one that the youth group I was involved in high school, would drag me to see. Yet after seeing this movie, I realized if the director who is Catholic can come out of a Baptist high school, and make such an excellent movie, there still hope for me yet.