FILM REVIEW
Saved!
Director: Brain Dannelly
Cast: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin,
Patrick Fugit
Classification: 10SL
Running Time: 92 min
Opens On: 5 Nov 2004
Mary is a good Christian girl who goes to a good Christian high school
in Baltimore where she has good Christian friends, mainly Hilary Faye, and
a perfect Christian boyfriend, Dean. Her life seems perfect, until the day
that she finds out that Dean may be gay.
After "seeing" a vision of Jesus in her pool, she does
everything in her power to help him turn straight, including offering up
her virginity. But none of it helps because Dean's caught and sent to a "degayification"
centre and Mary ends up pregnant. It's during her time of need that she
becomes real friends with the school's set of "misfits," including
Cassandra, the school's only Jewish girl; Roland, Hilary Faye's wheelchair
bound brother, and Patrick, the skateboarder son of the school's
principal, Pastor Skip; whilst Hilary Faye turns her into a social
outcast.
It's up to Karen and Doug to discover exactly who is responsible for this
and what the hell is going on with all of the strange events unfolding
before their eyes.
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