This is a modest, thoughtful, independent production of exceptional insight and quietly devastating power.
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
A solid performance by the often underrated Judith Light lends considerable weight to this melodrama's controversial subject.
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Even those of us who find anti-homosexual ''deprogramming'' to be hideously intolerant and naive may find ourselves oddly relieved that Mark is there (in a Christian rehab center).
75
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Doesn't poke fun at anyone's beliefs.
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
What's admirable about Save Me is that it grounds its religious and cultural debate not in vilifying one side but in sympathizing with both.
70
Village Voice
Village Voice
Though Save Me never quite surmounts its schematic scenario, scene by scene, beat by beat, it's pretty damn good.
Allen and Gant are principals in Mythgarden, a movie production company that promotes gay and lesbian storytelling, and Save Me makes a respectable showing as an early effort.
60
VarietyDennis Harvey
VarietyDennis Harvey
The first feature from new gay-focused production company Mythgarden, is a welcome exception in that it effectively dramatizes the issues without caricaturing or pillorizing either party.