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Ranked #2,436
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Mary (Jena Malone) and Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore) are the best of friends attending a christian high school together. Mary's boyfriend Dean (Chad Faust) tells her he's gay. She sees a vision of Jesus telling her to save him. She does just that by making out with him and having him grope her. When nothing seems to work, she decides to have sex with him. Not too long after, Nancy is told by Dean's parents that they found a muscle magazine under his bed. Seeing that he was gay, they sent him to Mercy House, which is a place for christians to right their wrongs. And to make it easier on Mary, she's pregnant.
After the all the big news, we're introduced to the jewish rebel Cassandra (Eva Amurri). She's only there because she got kicked out of the only other near by high school. Hilary makes it a point to turn Cassandra into a christian, while Hilary's crippled brother Roland (Macaulay Culkin) grows quite the crush on Cassandra. In the meantime, Mary finds herself a new crush as well. Patrick (Patrick Fugit), a skateboarder who just got back from missionary work that took place in another state. Though Hilary thinks the same of Patrick and plans to get him with her no matter what.
Roland and Cassandra become an item and tell each other about themselves. It seems that Roland isn't even a Christian. The two outcasts recruit Mary into their little group when they see her leaving a hospital when she checks to see if she's really pregnant. Cassandra confronts her about the hospital visit and tries to help her out. Everything starts to go down hill for Mary when Hilary finds out that she's pregnant. Hilary finds a way to get both Cassandra and Mary kicked out of school. Though Hilary still doesn't end up with Patrick in the long run.
As if you couldn't tell, this film is completely devoted to religion, which is something I cannot stand. Though I sucked it up and watched it all the way through. Macaulay Culkin and Eva Amurri definitely stole the entire show. There was this one part during a school rebirth type deal when Cassandra starts speaking in tongues and acting like she's going to rip her clothes off. It pans to Hilary and she thinks "She's faking it." Then to Roland "She's going to show her boobs!" Then to Patrick "She's going to show her boobs!" She eventually gets down to her bra, but just the two thinking the same thing was golden.
Mandy Moore's performance was bland as usual. And of course there had to be a scene where she flaunted her great musical talent... it was a short scene, if you know what I'm saying. Jena Malone put on a good performance as well. Unfortunately, this movie lost big points with me due to the big christian message in it. Which was pretty much; Don't worry if you're not a perfect person, Jesus still loves you. Sure, it's a christian based movie, but my goodness. The film could have been much better without all the 'Jesus Christ, my lord and savior, punish the wicked, save the good' hoopla.
Final Conclusion: 8/10
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#1:
Ktik
- added August 15, 2004 at 5:31pm
Great until that "Forget about hating Hillary, she
just crashed her van! Let's go save her and
forgive her!" ending. And the movie wasn't
pro-Christianity or pro-Jesus in any way. It was
mocking their crazy thinking and assinine rules
and the only message spread was "Christians, with
their anti-gay, anti-pre-martital sex, anti-Jena
Malone suck, so believe in god if you want, but
don't follow the bible word for word and hate Jena
Malone."
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#2:
Christopher
- added August 16, 2004 at 4:20am
Opinions are like assholes, and you're one.
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#3:
Ktik
- added August 16, 2004 at 5:16pm
Opinions are like left hands. They exist, but
everyone hates them for not being right.
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#4:
Christopher
- added August 16, 2004 at 10:34pm
When Roland was begging for money and did that
dance in his wheelchair, then winged out his arms
as he finished... that had me going for awhile.
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#5:
Ktik
- added August 18, 2004 at 8:36pm
His name alone had me ROFFLE DOFFLing. A kid in a
wheel chair named "Roland", so similar to the
highly hilarious "Rolling" word, associated with
them kind of peoples. Truely genius.
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#6:
Christopher
- added August 20, 2004 at 9:49am
And whenever Cassandra would sit on his lap in her
insanely short skirt... boner x11.
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#7:
Ktik
- added August 20, 2004 at 3:51pm
After Jena Malone became friends with those two,
started wearing big clothes and having
fun/smiling, the boner express couldn't be
stopped. She almost makes me want to see Donnie
Darko again.
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#8:
Christopher
- added August 22, 2004 at 2:08am
Someone might actually watch this now that you've
mentioned Darko. All hell will break loose.
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#9:
Ktik
- added August 24, 2004 at 4:39am
I bet half the people who voted this as bad never
even saw it, they just hate you.
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#10:
Christopher
- added August 24, 2004 at 9:29am
Thanks for the news flash, Tom Brokaw.
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#11:
Dametria
- added April 27, 2007 at 7:43pm
I wanted to hate this movie, I REALLY did. A
pro-christian movie starring MandyMoore?! No way.
I was however wrong (this one time). If you watch
it with christians they think its pro them BUT if
your not you can sit back and laugh at them.
Stupid thing like when they sing (no matter WHAT
it is) the have to look up, put at least one hand
in the air, and close their eyes...even the one
trying to play piano. The crazy homophobia that
runs rampant is brilliant, and I love the way
Jenna Malones character gives this whole monolague
during the opening scene that sound like she has
the mind of a brainwashed 12 year old. Macaulay
Culkins character Roland is by far the most
hilarious thing Ive seen in a good long
while...strange thats hes standing behind rest of
the cast on the cover......Basically give it a
shot, just take it with a grain of salt and youll
find its funny as hell
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