abrafocus Being LDS, I really enjoyed The Singles Ward, and when I heard about this movie, I had high expectations, since both Will Swenson and Kirby Heyborne were in this movie.However, I was disappointed at the fact that Will plays a not-so-good-guy. He's a nice character, but he does a few things that I find just plain silly.It's been 2 years since I've actually seen it. But I have seen it, and I classify it in the weird column.The Story is lame, the acting is lame, and the result is lame.Avoid this movie. I'm being kind by giving it a 5.My Score: 5/10.

katgood Part of this movie's charm is the fact that it goes over the top making fun of stereotypical Mormon culture.Besides the fact that it is a clean movie, (which all clean movies should be supported if we want Hollywood to make movies other than rated R), it is funny, and sweet.It also portrays how things can change in the span of 2 years, and while a bit dramatic at times, illustrates some of the problems returned missionaries go through when they come home.Kirby's friend does turn back around at the very end, which shows that no matter how bad people can get, there is always hope.I think Kirby does a great job in this movie, as with all movies he is in. I think the funniest line in the movie is when he says "Kirby?! What kind of name is that? It sounds like a vacuum cleaner!!!" If you want some good clean fun, see this movie. Sure, it's low budget, with low budget effects. But that is all part of it's charm!

TPalum My sister left the DVD for The RM after Thanksgiving this year with her recommendation. We'd never heard of the movie before this Nov [2004] but were willing to give it a try. Looking over the DVD cover gave me a fair sense that the movie would likely be wholesome enough for our entire family, which is always a plus here. [Really that stuff does matter to a lot of people.] That was refreshing all by itself.Both of us, our six children, and two of our friends [in their 50s] just finished watching The RM this evening, for the second time. We're all still grinning and humming the music. None of us are LDS or ever have been, but we got most of the jokes. From our perspective The RM seemed to offer plenty of gentle tweeks without becoming offensive or disdainful. For any LDS wondering, we did not think it portrayed LDSs in poor light at all - rather it appears that there are some with an excellent sense of humor in your midst. I don't know how many films already exist in this genre, but we're very impressed with our first exposure to HaleStorm Entertainment. We found the acting and comedic timing quite good. The storyline was refreshing, the wit was sharp, and the music was great! [We've already looked up Sweethaven and played the bonus video several times.] Considering the subject matter [and the movie never having crossed our radar previously] we were expecting a low-budget, home-movie type deal and found ourselves surprised and impressed with the production quality. And while the moral may be simple, the importance of choosing to do the right thing is a universal principal that plenty of non-Mormons can appreciate too.I doubt we would have ever run across this movie accidentally on our own, but we consider it a gem. Accordingly, we're going to see if our local [artsy] theater will consider bringing The RM to their big screen so it can be enjoyed by others as well. Our collective opinion is that this movie deserves a broader audience.

ldsgirl26 I actually fell asleep as I was watching this movie. That is how bad it is. I am not against all LDS movies and books but most of them like this are either sappy or unbearably cheesy. The only LDS film I will ever recommend is God's Army, the rest of them like this and the Singles Ward, Charly, Out of Step, I will never see again.