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Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "Teenage martyrdom -- the piety of it all.... But forget the lame performances and arch, preachy sentiment; the movie's sham hip-hop and spurious alternative music alone should keep teenagers away. Thank goodness." (Read the full review...) 377 words, 01/22/10 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...appealing, poignant and inspiring in ways that are gentle and quite real.... also pulls off something rare by presenting religious commitment as something that's not only potentially healing and elevating, but also kind of cool.... ties up its various strands with some predictable bows... deftly acted, generally absorbing cautionary tale..." (Read the full review...) 245 words, 01/22/10 Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR (cg) "...two full, mind-numbing hours... would be bland and boring even as a half-hour after-school special." (Read the full review...) 129 words, 01/22/10 Jennie Punter, Toronto Globe & Mail: POOR (cg) "...while it doesn't shy away from including a host of messy problems (bloating the film to two hours), the answers may seem too pat for those not already on board with its philosophy." (Read the full review...) 434 words, 02/26/10 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK (cg) "Overlong and entirely too ambitious in the number of 'issues' it tries to cover, 'To Save a Life' wanders all over the place before reaching its very predictable conclusions. Director Brian Baugh manages a look and tone that work even as he loses the main story thread..." (Read the full review...) 670 words, 01/23/10 Robert W. Butler, Arizona Republic: GOOD (cg) "...illustrates that getting religion doesn't end your problems - although it may provide a new set of tools for coping with them.... I'll bet this effort enjoys a long life in church basements everywhere." (Read the full review...) 254 words, 01/22/10 Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: WEAK (cg) "...cheesy on matters of God and conscience.... utterly basic message-mindedness of an after-school special to make a kind of sweet-natured recruitment film.... Young Christians deserve better movies. I know what you're thinking, though: What's this have to do with anything? How's the God? Truth be told, He's pretty good." (Read the full review...) 356 words, 02/05/10 Robert W. Butler, Orange County Register: GOOD (cg) "...features good acting, excellent production values and even a solidly eclectic musical score that ranges from rap to alternative. Moreover, it eschews theology and fire-and-brimstone sermonizing for a frank look at the way kids - even some Christian kids - really behave. We're talking booze, pot, sex and cursing." (Read the full review...) 310 words, 01/22/10 Robert W. Butler, Seattle Times: GOOD (cg) "Solid Christian teen drama doesn't shy away from real world." (Read the full review...) 274 words, 01/21/10
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...wants to rescue kids from the Satanic messages of 'Gossip Girl'--a benign, even worthy enough objective, but must alternatives to empty, materialistic adolescence require baptism in the Pacific?" (Read the full review...) 194 words, 01/19/10 Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: POOR (cg) "...a poorly made mess... plods along with dragged-out scenes, bland visuals and a steady stream of mediocre rock tunes to sell the emotion that the script and acting completely fail to convey." (Read the full review...) 215 words, 02/25/10
Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "Teenage martyrdom -- the piety of it all.... But forget the lame performances and arch, preachy sentiment; the movie's sham hip-hop and spurious alternative music alone should keep teenagers away. Thank goodness." (Read the full review...) 377 words, 01/22/10 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...appealing, poignant and inspiring in ways that are gentle and quite real.... also pulls off something rare by presenting religious commitment as something that's not only potentially healing and elevating, but also kind of cool.... ties up its various strands with some predictable bows... deftly acted, generally absorbing cautionary tale..." (Read the full review...) 245 words, 01/22/10
Andrew Barker, Daily Variety: FAIR "...hints at becoming a thoughtful portrait of a teen's spiritual crisis, then abandons all narrative integrity to hit its church-mandated marks, which range from well-meaning to eyebrow-raising.... the film's invocations of faith's knottier issues are defanged by its easy answers..." (Read the full review...) 540 words, 01/20/10 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...appealing, poignant and inspiring in ways that are gentle and quite real.... also pulls off something rare by presenting religious commitment as something that's not only potentially healing and elevating, but also kind of cool.... ties up its various strands with some predictable bows... deftly acted, generally absorbing cautionary tale..." (Read the full review...) 245 words, 01/22/10 Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "Teenage martyrdom -- the piety of it all.... But forget the lame performances and arch, preachy sentiment; the movie's sham hip-hop and spurious alternative music alone should keep teenagers away. Thank goodness." (Read the full review...) 377 words, 01/22/10
Andy Webster, New York Times: POOR "Teenage martyrdom -- the piety of it all.... But forget the lame performances and arch, preachy sentiment; the movie's sham hip-hop and spurious alternative music alone should keep teenagers away. Thank goodness." (Read the full review...) 377 words, 01/22/10 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...appealing, poignant and inspiring in ways that are gentle and quite real.... also pulls off something rare by presenting religious commitment as something that's not only potentially healing and elevating, but also kind of cool.... ties up its various strands with some predictable bows... deftly acted, generally absorbing cautionary tale..." (Read the full review...) 245 words, 01/22/10 Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR (cg) "...two full, mind-numbing hours... would be bland and boring even as a half-hour after-school special." (Read the full review...) 129 words, 01/22/10 Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...wants to rescue kids from the Satanic messages of 'Gossip Girl'--a benign, even worthy enough objective, but must alternatives to empty, materialistic adolescence require baptism in the Pacific?" (Read the full review...) 194 words, 01/19/10 Jennie Punter, Toronto Globe & Mail: POOR (cg) "...while it doesn't shy away from including a host of messy problems (bloating the film to two hours), the answers may seem too pat for those not already on board with its philosophy." (Read the full review...) 434 words, 02/26/10 Robert W. Butler, Orange County Register: GOOD (cg) "...features good acting, excellent production values and even a solidly eclectic musical score that ranges from rap to alternative. Moreover, it eschews theology and fire-and-brimstone sermonizing for a frank look at the way kids - even some Christian kids - really behave. We're talking booze, pot, sex and cursing." (Read the full review...) 310 words, 01/22/10 Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: POOR (cg) "...a poorly made mess... plods along with dragged-out scenes, bland visuals and a steady stream of mediocre rock tunes to sell the emotion that the script and acting completely fail to convey." (Read the full review...) 215 words, 02/25/10
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: WEAK (cg) "...cheesy on matters of God and conscience.... utterly basic message-mindedness of an after-school special to make a kind of sweet-natured recruitment film.... Young Christians deserve better movies. I know what you're thinking, though: What's this have to do with anything? How's the God? Truth be told, He's pretty good." (Read the full review...) 356 words, 02/05/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK (cg) "Overlong and entirely too ambitious in the number of 'issues' it tries to cover, 'To Save a Life' wanders all over the place before reaching its very predictable conclusions. Director Brian Baugh manages a look and tone that work even as he loses the main story thread..." (Read the full review...) 670 words, 01/23/10 Robert W. Butler, Arizona Republic: GOOD (cg) "...illustrates that getting religion doesn't end your problems - although it may provide a new set of tools for coping with them.... I'll bet this effort enjoys a long life in church basements everywhere." (Read the full review...) 254 words, 01/22/10 Robert W. Butler, Seattle Times: GOOD (cg) "Solid Christian teen drama doesn't shy away from real world." (Read the full review...) 274 words, 01/21/10
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