Rotten
One of the biggest problems in most Christian genre movies is their lack of edge, a reluctance on the part of the filmmakers to show ugly reality.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
To Save a Life
Some people are just dying to be heard.
2009 · 2h · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Brian Baugh
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To Save a Life
Overview
Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood friend of his commits suicide. Jake wonders what he could've done to save his friend's life. A youth minister tells him that Jake needs God. So Jake becomes a Christian. However, things begin to spin out of control. Jake is going to realize just what it means to be a Christian and how, to save a life.
Director and cast
- Brian Baugh Director
- Randy Wayne as Jake Taylor
- Deja Kreutzberg as Amy Briggs
- Joshua Weigel as Chris Vaughn
- Robert Bailey Jr. as Roger Dawson
- Bubba Lewis as Danny Rivers
- Kimberly Daugherty as Andrea Stevens
- Sean Michael Afable as Jonny Garcia
- David Starzyk as George Taylor
- Laura Black as Pam Taylor
- Steven Crowder as Doug Moore
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Miles ahead in terms of production values and an avoidance of overt proselytizing. It'll likely be an enormous hit with the evangelical communities at which it's targeted. That doesn't save it from being an utter failure outside that narrow context.
Ian Buckwalter, NPR
Rotten
To Save a Life would be bland and boring even as a half-hour after-school special.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
But forget the lame performances and arch, preachy sentiment; the movie's sham hip-hop and spurious alternative music alone should keep teenagers away. Thank goodness.
Andy Webster, New York Times
Fresh
This is a deftly acted, generally absorbing cautionary tale with wider allure than its faith-based label may imply.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
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