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Save Me (2007)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:19

Rotten:10

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Years in the making, Robert Cary's exquisite third feature, Save Me, is a film about redemption. Mark (Chad Allen), a lost, young, gay man, leads a wild life of drugs and meaningless sex, searching... Years in the making, Robert Cary's exquisite third feature, Save Me, is a film about redemption. Mark (Chad Allen), a lost, young, gay man, leads a wild life of drugs and meaningless sex, searching desperately to fill the emptiness in his soul. When Mark finally hits bottom, his brother checks him into Genesis House, a 12-step, Christian, "ex-gay" ministry specializing in healing sexual brokenness.

Genesis House is the life mission of Gayle (Judith Light) and her husband, Ted (Stephen Lang). Haunted by her past, Gayle is determined to save young homosexual men from their personal demons. Scott (Robert Gant), one of the program's "fifth phasers," is Mark's mentor. The growing friendship between these two men threatens Gayle. Increasingly suspect of Scott's motives, Gayle fights back, refusing to let her carefully controlled world fall apart. Torn by the specter of damnation and the pull of their hearts, Mark and Scott are forced to confront their truth.

The nuanced screenplay by Craig Chester, Alan Hines, and Robert Desiderio conveys the insidious harm of Christianity gone awry, while gracefully avoiding the pitfalls of cliché. Superbly shot amidst the beauty of the New Mexico desert and boasting exceptionally layered performances from its gifted stars, Save Me is pointedly topical and powerfully moving.
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Starring: Chad Allen, Robert Gant

Starring: Chad Allen, Robert Gant

Director: Robert Cary

Director: Robert Cary

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tough, tight, and thought-provoking, a small-scale indie success for everyone involved.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/31/09
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

As a movie, it doesn't amount to much more than an after school-special with sex and profanity.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
12/19/08
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Allen brings such conviction to the part that it's almost possible to look past the gaps in Mark's development. In the end, you may not buy each step he takes, but you respect Allen's attempt to make the effort seem genuine.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
12/19/08
Jeff Shannon
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

A be-true-to-yourself message prevails, one that can be safely stretched to it's-OK-to-be-gay. But the film never definitely takes the stand that homosexuals can't be 'converted.'

Full Review Source: Washington City Paper | comment Comment
12/06/08
Tricia Olszewski
Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper

The first release from the gay-oriented Mythgarden production company, Save Me still bodes well for its evenhanded approach.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
11/07/08
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

While Save Me does seem like a TV movie, it is refreshingly honest and heartfelt.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
10/31/08
Stan Hall
Stan Hall
Oregonian
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10/18/08
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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A melodrama better suited to the Logo network than to theaters.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
10/18/08
Maureen M. Hart
Maureen M. Hart
Chicago Tribune

Here after a long dry spell is an example of queer filmmaking at its best. Hallelujah my gay brethren!

Full Review Source: Windy City Times | comment Comment
10/13/08
Richard Knight
Richard Knight
Windy City Times

This earnest, well-acted melodrama has compassion for all of its characters, who include gay men and the Christians dedicated to healing them of their 'brokenness'.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
10/09/08
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer

Save Me doesn't poke fun at anyone's beliefs. It takes a more nuanced humanistic approach.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
10/03/08
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle

A film that stands the best chance of winning the hearts and minds of those who now embrace the gay 'recovery' movement.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
10/03/08
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

The film refuses to follow any one strand of political logic, and as such exists on an insufficient amount of thematic oxygen to support its loaded dramatic context.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
09/20/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

This is a modest, thoughtful, independent production of exceptional insight and quietly devastating power.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/19/08
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Light, best known for her TV-sitcom work, turns a cliché -- the zealot with a secret pain of her own -- into an achingly sad woman; it's one of the year's best performances.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
09/18/08
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

An emotionally powerful drama with the potential to build bridges of understanding between gays and the Religious Right.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
09/13/08
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Where other films would have demonized Christians outright, Save Me presents a world where gays and Christians can go their separate ways while wishing each other well.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/05/08
Peter T. Chattaway
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today

Sounds like a great idea for a gay porno, but the soapy Save Me actually takes itself seriously.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment 2 Comments
09/05/08
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
 
 
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