Mary (Jena Malone) has been a good Christian since she was born again at the age of 3. When her boyfriend Dean tells her that he is gay, she is shocked and tries to save him by going all the way. Dean is sent away anyways. Her friend Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore) is a fundamentalist Christian with handicap brother Roland (Macaulay Culkin). Cassandra (Eva Amurri Martino) is the only Jew in the Christian school. When Mary becomes pregnant, she starts to question God and is shunned by everybody except for the few outcasts.
This satire takes a lot of jabs at the religious fundamentalists. The sharp jabs can be very wild and flailing. Some of it nudges the funny bone a little, but none of comes off as big laughs. The young actors are very compelling and interesting. Everybody is great although Mandy Moore is overly ridiculous. This movie has too many axes to grind and not enough funny jokes. At least, I like all the great young actors.
This satire takes a lot of jabs at the religious fundamentalists. The sharp jabs can be very wild and flailing. Some of it nudges the funny bone a little, but none of comes off as big laughs. The young actors are very compelling and interesting. Everybody is great although Mandy Moore is overly ridiculous. This movie has too many axes to grind and not enough funny jokes. At least, I like all the great young actors.