What's fascinating about these two characters is not just how different they start off in the beginning of the movie, but how... They grow from not just the high school caricatures we assume to survive, but end up whole and complex people.

| Jun 14, 2021

These characters were brought to life by a wonderful ensemble cast who clearly connected with the humanity and the spirituality of their roles.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 21, 2020

German-born writer/director Brian Dannelly's film reinterprets a genre he clearly loves with the camp fervor of the born again.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 22, 2019

After 90 minutes of this film's dozy condescension, you can only marvel at Hollywood's near-total ignorance of a large chunk of its local audience.

| Jan 25, 2018

The real value lies with what its audience does afterwards

| Original Score: B | May 5, 2013

Begins as a satire, ends with a renewal of faith.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 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?

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 19, 2010

"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.

| Original Score: C | Jun 10, 2009

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.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 7, 2007

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 14, 2007

As a superficial treatment of this important subject, it has its moments.

| Original Score: C | Mar 11, 2007

A smart comedy that shouldn't offend anyone who's intelligent enough to know that it's what you believe that matters, not how and when you believe it.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 29, 2006

Saved! could have been a challenging but affirming movie about the evangelical subculture -- if handled with the same love, acceptance and tolerance it preaches.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 2, 2006

Faith takes a hip, raised-eyebrow beating in this biting yet surprisingly earnest dark comedy.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 31, 2006

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 8, 2006

It's a shame the closing moral about a more pragmatic, inclusive approach to spirituality is conveyed with such a heavy hand.

| Jun 24, 2006

The idea is inspired and the enthusiasm evident in every aspect of story and performance.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 1, 2006

Equal parts satire, spoof and teen comedy, Saved! is just a sweet and funny movie that starts off with bite but settles into an honest feeling of happiness and acceptance for all types of people and their choices.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2005

I sat through this film with a perma-smile, and just thinking about it still makes me laugh.

| Original Score: A | Jun 26, 2005

Uma inteligente discussão sobre aceitação, fé e as conseqüências repugnantes do fundamentalismo religioso - tudo isto em uma embalagem divertida e irreverente.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 17, 2004