Review of Saved (2009) by Ryan V — 12 Sep 2012
Mary (Jena Malone) is a popular senior at an evangelical Christian high school. Unfortunately for her, an attempt to "cure" her boyfriend of homosexuality results in pregnancy and social ostracism.
Through the typical formulas of teen comedy movies, it's up to Mary to overcome her obstacles and stick it to the mean girl/cardboard parody of a born-again Jesus freak (Mandy Moore). Saved! features an amiable cast, but it also has a pedantic, condescending, and endlessly preachy story.
That might've been tolerable had the film also contained some big laughs, but all of the gutless humor seems recycled from the better movies it's imitating.
This review of Saved (2009) was written by Ryan V on 12 Sep 2012.
Saved has generally received positive reviews.
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