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Saved!
'Good girl' Mary is starting their senior year at the top of the social food chain at American Eagle Christian High School. But when she becomes pregnant, she finds herself ostracized and demonized, as all of her former friends turn on her.
14 July 1980, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
23 August 1971, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
19 August 1957, Reseda, California, USA
26 August 1980, New York City, New York, USA
4 April 1982, Portland, Oregon, USA
10 November 1982, Long Island, New York, USA
10 June 1957, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
10 April 1984, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
15 March 1985, New York City, New York, USA
December 28, 2010
Begins as a satire, ends with a renewal of faith.June 10, 2009
"Saved!" starts out as a feisty satire on organized religion but sputters in its third act to an apologetic footnote for all that has come before.August 01, 2004
A minor work, yet it has a teasing lilt to it, and to make it at all took courage and originality.March 11, 2007
As a superficial treatment of this important subject, it has its moments.June 11, 2004
Saved! ultimately can't quite go the distance, but it's a promising debut by a filmmaker to watch.August 07, 2004
No doubt the filmmakers are bracing for -- even hoping for -- a display of ire from religious conservatives. But the truth is, nothing in Saved! stings.May 05, 2013
The real value lies with what its audience does afterwardsJune 11, 2004
Something puts the fear of God into Saved! about halfway in.September 19, 2010
A successful mix of John Waters' naughty sass with Frank Capra's' cordial sweetness, "Saved!" questions Christianity's constant urgency: Is salvation really unattainable for these teenagers if they're not seeking it this second, every second, 24/7?June 24, 2006
It's a shame the closing moral about a more pragmatic, inclusive approach to spirituality is conveyed with such a heavy hand.December 07, 2007
Brian Dannelly's movie waltzes across the floor of high school comedies like a new kid out to prove he's in a class of his own.