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(1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 59% Rotten Page   1   A "I sat through this film with a perma-smile, and just thinking about it still makes me laugh."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark D "Saved! tries to turn religious devotion, contradictions, and iconography into a rip-roaring satire, but it fails to be at all interesting and, most damningly, it is deeply unfunny."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 3/5 "has an unfortunately easy excuse to stick to standard teen formula"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti "That religion as a business has recently discovered the youth market is hardly surprising."   Nitrate Online   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "...never quite manages to extinguish its after-school-special type vibe."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "An inconsequential teen comedy."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "Successfully manages the tricky balancing act of being sharply satirical without making fun of its characters."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman .5/4 "This is a film that sees only in black-and-white."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez C+ "I can respect a movie that mocks things I believe in if it does it well, but not if it peters out before it's finished."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B- "Pretty fearless, at least until backing off somewhat in its closing minutes."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C "Comes nowhere near scoring a satirical bull's-eye--a pity, given that its target is such an inviting one."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "Saved! is a scrappy satire that pokes fun at the intolerance of some zealous Christians and makes a good case for the spiritual practice of hospitality. "   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C+ "Not without its charms, but it's a middling effort...In Hollywood, the road to cinematic hell is paved with great pitch ideas."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 1.5/4 "This is a shallow, anti-Christian film that relies on tired stereotypes and familiar situations to tar (and feather) everything with the same brush."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "There are plenty of ways to share your faith with others, and [I]Saved![/I] only mocks the ones that put people down in the process."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2/5 "tired old fodder"   Los Angeles Alternative   Jay Antani 3/4 "At long last a religious satire that’s as deliciously subversive as it is entertaining."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 6/10 "Decent as a comedy, but it's ultimately forgettable because it gives no real air to what it's trying to puncture."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 7/10 "...I really appreciated the utter originality squeezed into this one..."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 3.5/5 " The real value lies with what its audience does after a screening."   ToxicUniverse.com   John A. Nesbit 6/10 "Too timid to be truly subversive, Saved! is saved from being a middling high-school comedy by ... a light pop touch and a superb ensemble cast."   All Movie Guide   Josh Ralske 5/5 "It's not "about" religion and it doesn't make fun of the heathens or the believers. It only mocks ignorance and hypocrisy, and everyone can get behind that."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3.25/5 "The Plastics in Mean Girls don’t stand a chance against Saved’s Mandy Moore as the duplicitous Hilary Faye."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner B "Culkin's delivery slam dunks some of the film's funniest lines"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 7/10 " For a light comedy this film says a great deal about some serious issues. The script shows a few rough edges but it beats many films of much higher pretensions."   Mark Leeper's Reviews   Mark R. Leeper "[A] wickedly funny takedown of that particular brand of isolationist religiosity that seeks to shut out the wider world..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "Intends to flay sanctimonious preaching, but ends up doing a little too much of it."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. B+ "The script teeters into predictability at times but the outstanding young cast is wonderfully vibrant."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 4/5 "Uma inteligente discussão sobre aceitação, fé e as conseqüências repugnantes do fundamentalismo religioso – tudo isto em uma embalagem divertida e irreverente."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3.5/5 "There's a sharp, knowing tone to this film that will perhaps be lost on audiences unfamiliar with the American Christian subculture."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C "As a superficial treatment of this important subject, it has its moments."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "Saved! is a message movie that might/will offend those less than tolerant to others’ beliefs but has its heart and mind in the right place"   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford B "It's like Mean Girls with a holier-than-thou twist and a genuine (if contrived) message of acceptance."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker D "Takes cheap swings at easy targets and gift wraps a tidy message of forgiveness that’s as empty as (its) put-on Christian attitude."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell "Even though it pretends to be sharp and observant, it's really one of those 'Let every flower in the garden grow' movies, conspicuously lacking both guts and well-sharpened teeth."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 3.5/4 "A cheerfully subversive comedy send-up of fundamentalist religion."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 0.5/4 "Guilty of every single sin for which it skewers its cardboard Christian villains."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 2/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 59% Rotten Page   1