Saved is a very funny movie with a great young cast. Jena Malone plays Mary, an innocent teen at a Christian high school who finds herself pregnant, in the subversive religious comedy Saved! Dealing with her condition and feelings of guilt is hard enough, but contending with the catty snipes of the popular goody-two-shoes Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore) turns Mary's life into a nightmare. The film's plot sounds very funny but this film is not for everyone since it may offend some people. The acting is pretty good with the best being Jena Malone and she may not be very pretty but she's very talented. Mandy Moore plays Hilary Faye and she is very funny also this is her best film. The rest of the cast is pretty good and the film boasts a lot of young actors. They include Eva Amurri who is Susan Sarandon's daughter and she does a good job at playing a rebel. Patrick Fugit does a good job as well but wasn't memorable. Heather Matarazzo may not be the prettiest actress but is actually a pretty good actress. Chad Faust and Macaulay Culkin round out the young part of the cast but they don't do anything special. Mary-Louise Parker plays Jena Malone's mom, she's very pretty and plays her role well. The jokes are either hit or miss and most are hit but they also featured most of the jokes in the trailer, which is kind of unavoidable these days. Brian Dannelly does a good job of directing Saved and this is his first main film. Many people complaining that this film is very offensive and while some jokes are offensive its just a movie that shouldn't be taken seriously. Rating 7/10 a must see comedy that's very funny.
Review of Saved!
