SnoopyStyle
Jake Taylor and Roger were the best of friends. Roger even saved Jake's life once which left Roger with a permanent limp. The boys drift apart during high school. Jake becomes the basketball star and starts going with cheerleader Amy Briggs. He abandons Roger to loneliness and bullying for his limp. Roger takes a gun to school and commits suicide. Jake feels guilty and lost despite getting a full college scholarship. Amy doesn't understand. His friend Doug pranks loner Jonny. Youth pastor Chris reaches out to Jake. Roger had gone to church but Chris failed to talk to him. Jake starts going to church and befriends Andrea which alienates Amy and his friends. Danny is the weed smoking cynical slacker son of the lead pastor. Jake's parents are getting a divorce. Amy is pregnant with Jake's baby. A date between Jonny and Andrea goes badly and he goes back to cutting. Danny overhears Amy's pregnancy and spreads the news in school. Next Danny pranks a fake bomb threat from Jonny getting him arrested.There is no doubt that this movie tries to cover too much area with too many movie-teen issues. I do like how most of the issues are handled but there is simply too many of them. As far as Christian films go, this is better than most. The actors are somewhat charismatic. If the issues could be cut in half, this would allow more time for each issue to develop and resolved in the Christian way. It would also allow the movie to be a more manageable ninety minutes.
Sebastián Ãlvarez
This is a terrible movie, don't try to watch it! The IMDb's rating is because most of the critics are religious people... nothing against religions, but the plot is flat and predictable... the characters are poor, the actors are worse. The story is about an idiot that changes to good while becoming a Christian... in real life you don't need to do that, you just need to think a little bit... or go to therapy!You may see lots of critics saying this is a good film for teens and parents... FALSE! They are just trying to convert you! I recommend you to seat and talk to your children for a while instead of wasting 120 valuable minutes of your and their time with this title.
sb424
Very good message in this movie; story is strong, and a refreshing change from the typical Christian story we usually hear. Some minor issues, such as stereotyping and unrealistic characterization, keep this movie from being totally awesome.I love the passion in this movie; all of the characters who go through hard times feel a need to change, which today's society seems to lack. Although this concept isn't completely realistic, it is very nice to watch, not to mention very suspenseful! Amy is badly stereotyped, which bothered me throughout the movie. She is almost every girly-girl cliché in the book, not to mention being totally clueless about what to do in a relationship crisis, even though she's been dating for 3 years.Overall, the characters are interesting, and most are given complete back stories. Supporting characters are annoying around the middle of the movie, especially when you start getting attached to the main characters they're picking on. Even at the end you still feel annoyed at some of them.The story line is a very refreshing change from the generic Christian story line we usually receive. You will be pleasantly surprised with the originality of the story line. It really pulls on your heart strings. This is one emotional Christian flick that you won't soon forget.~KB
demobonez
I know this movie has religious implies, meaning that like in this film part of what helped Jake Taylor was becoming Christian, but even if you are an Atheist and don't believe in Christianity, I think you will still enjoy it because not only is it strong in the message it carries but also it is inspiring, very touching, and simply realistic with the way many teenagers are treated for being "uncool", and simply standing out from the ordinary. It's wrong. But it still happens. "To Save a Life" shows what can happen if a teenager is bothered so much- suicide for him or her, guilt and sadness for the people still standing in this world.If you have a teen son/daughter, teen friend or know any teen- show them this film. It is something they should see.
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