
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, with whom Jake used to be friends, commits suicide. Jake begins to think. He 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. His dad is cheating on his mom, his girlfriend is pregnant, and his ... (Full plot summary below)
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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, with whom Jake used to be friends, commits suicide. Jake begins to think. He 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. His dad is cheating on his mom, his girlfriend is pregnant, and his former friends ridicule and mock him. During all this, Jake is going to realize just what it means to be a Christian and how to save a life.
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| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferInspirational, genuinely heartfelt and captivating. It's a profound, tender and uplifting journey toward enlightenment and compassion. |
| National Catholic ReporterSr. Rose PacatteWhether or not youth audiences will grasp the full human, religious, spiritual and moral landscape or implications of what [To Save a Life] is saying and what Jake is seeking, ample resources are available for reflection and reinforcement. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookThis faith-based movie wasn't meant to vie for an Academy Award. It's a think piece for adolescents, church groups and counselors. |
| Fort Bend SunDanny MintonI can see this being a positive influence for many who watch it and for some it could possibly even make a huge difference, and you don't get that from many movies these days. |
| Christianity TodayTodd HertzWill the vague messages get across? Will viewers take anything out other than a missive to be kind and inclusive? Some certainly will. Some won't. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithOne of the problems with Christian films is that they can come off as very preachy. "To Save a Life" doesn't necessarily tone down its religious overtones, but it does try to make the religious aspects as organic as possible. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasWhat's worthy about "To Save A Life" comes purely from its nutritional value, and if a teenager becomes a more empathetic person as a result of seeing it, then it's worth it for him. A lot of his friends, though, might be too bored to get to the redemptio |
| Common Sense MediaS. Jhoanna RobledoMessage-heavy teen drama with iffy behavior, dark themes. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerWriter Jim Britts and director Brian Baugh know what they want to say but ultimately fall short of delivering the full-blooded drama they're after. And at two hours the film is way too long. |
| User ReviewBrian TWhen I saw that this movie got like 20% I thought the people here were INSANE!!! This movie doesn't tell kids to do this stuff, it makes it look bad!!!! It shows you that whatever your going through, it could be worse. |