While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This movie has the perfect serious/ridiculous balance. It conveys serious social messages, such as the hypocrisies and contradictions inherent in religion. It's very funny and edgy. It's a brilliant, poignant satire with some over the top villains of the bigoted, fanatical Christian, zealot type, and, perhaps most importantly, it contains several extremely likable, three-dimensional protagonists. It's rare to find a satire that contains three-dimensional characters that possess depth and likeability. It's one of my favourite films ever. I have watched it many times and I don't get bored of it.

Well, this movie begins very fast paced, making you feel like you're about to see a great one. Mary is a religious girl who dates a Christian guy who has everything to be gay. Then, one day she gets a message that she has to save him, so, when the guy is horny due to a gay porn magazine, she loses her virginity with him. After that, the guy is caught by his own parents and ends up in a "Mercy House" to find salvation. From that point on, there are lots of problems in the school, many of them dealing with religious fundamentalism. There are some indeed funny scenes, thanks to a cool plot, given that the cast is just average. Sadly, after fifty minutes or so, "Saved!" utilizes many clichés we've seen in past Hollywood flicks; that's when the movie stops being so authentic as it was in the get go. The prom night thing is just as lame as you might expect. The scene is just formulaic as in any teen movie. However, I believe this film should get some recognition, since it deals with religious aspects with good humor and without offending anyone-- which is pretty hard to do nowadays. It's a good option for a calm afternoon.

Like the serpent in the Garden of Eden, this movie is very deceptive. It starts out innocently enough but it soon becomes clear that it is anything but pro-Christian unless Christians choose to look at it as a cautionary tale to keep the faith. Once it does become clear that the film is anti-religion it comes as no surprise during the end credits that the "technical" authority is a book entitled "The Case Against God" - an atheist tome. No wonder so many of the comments on this board are positive from kids who already don't believe in God. This movie must have been right up their alley. The villains of the film are all Christians and the heroes are the teens who rebel against God. Not even the adults are depicted as being able to properly mentor the kids in the right ways of God. The Mandy Moore character is played over the top and only accepted when she too seems to lose her faith. The others: a girl who gets knocked up trying to "save" her gay boyfriend; Moore's crippled brother; a misfit Jewish troublemaker and even the school principal's missionary son all rebel against the faith and come off the good guys. They even crash the school prom (at an obviously parochial school) for what reason, really? They claimed they had a right to attend but really? What right did a 9-month pregnant girl and a couple of gay boys have to crash this prom? Their answer: Jesus loves us too. As I said, if Christians want to view the film as a way society tries to vilify it, then fine. If not, it only reinforces the atheism rampant among youth today.

Ratings: Comedy: 09 Acting: 10 Satire: 09 Relevance: 09Having watched Juno and agreed to its rating on IMDb (about an 8.00 at the time), I was sceptical on what this movie would have to offer. Boy, was I surprised!The plot is well crafted and the humour very biting. The acting is flawless, whether it be Malone, Moore, Martino or Culkin. Malone does deserve special mention though, as she shines throughout.Juno made the topic of teen pregnancy heavy. Saved! treats it in a lighthearted manner and still gets a lot of messages across.Watch it - it's cute and great at the same time.