TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Konterr Brilliant and touching

dk1517-463-296753 Peer pressure, drinking, teen sex, abortion, suicide, family problems, even kids at school who need a friend--this movie addresses all these things and does a pretty good job in doing so.WARNING: This is a Christian movie with the intention of showing us the positive and life-changing results when we make a commitment to Christ. If that is not your thing,you will be disappointed. For committed Christians, a warning for you as well: If you are bothered by the subject matter, some mild profanity, some passionate kissing and sexuality in general--though no nudity--this movie may not be for you. Either way, you have all been forewarned.One thing I liked tremendously was that all these things were happening to Jake at the same time, or soon after he had given up his old lifestyle of drinking and being the cool kid at school, and had turned his life over to God. I love the fact that this movie brings out the reality that just because you're a Christian does not exempt you from the trials of life. Yes, a great movie to show to your church youth group, so long as both parents and teens are aware of the subject matter. This movie dares to address the issues of the day facing teens.

skilletfanatic17 I absolutely loved this movie. A friend of mine told me constantly to watch it, and at first i was hesitant to because i've seen Christian movies before and they all tend to have crappy acting, thin storyline, cliché lines, and just be overall cheesy. But after like the 20th time of her telling me i said OK and i watched. Afterwards i immediately thanked her because this movie is incredible. It's not about religion, it's not about coming to Christ, it's not about changing your life or anything like that, but it's about what a Christians true mission in life should be, which is saving lives and impacting the world around you. Jake didn't just become some Christian and then sit at home reading his bible and then go sit at church every Sunday, he acted to make a difference on the lives of the people around him. he did everything he could to let the hurt kids know that he saw them, they weren't alone, and someone would miss them if they took there life. The acting, the drama, the humor, the message, all excellent in this movie.

Tommyboy-37 This is kind of a typical high school story, and specifically a story about bullying. Acting is probably among the poorest performances I've seen all around. The story isn't exactly focused on the bullying issue, eventually starts jumping around topics, all important topics, don't get me wrong, but way too many, until you reach the point where all that is missing is some kind of terminal illness to be complete and have all the tragedies a sixteen year old could ever suffer; and of course, the movie falls short on truly developing all the topics and questions it raises, and eventually find some sort of closure. It is filled with clichés and common places and everyone is a stereotype. It has a lot of references towards God and Christianity, which is OK for those who believe or find it helpful; but for the rest of us, it makes it really hard to relate to the idea that all your problems could be prayed away and all solutions could be found in God. As for the technicals, cinematography is poor, editing is really poor, "drama" sequences are predictable, soundtrack is obvious teenage soundtrack... In the end the proper definition for me would be that it's not really a BAD movie, the correct term is poor... everything is poor and shows little- to-none respect for the viewer's intelligence.

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.