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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThis is a modest, thoughtful, independent production of exceptional insight and quietly devastating power.
- 75TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxA solid performance by the often underrated Judith Light lends considerable weight to this melodrama's controversial subject.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEven 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).
- 75San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinDoesn't poke fun at anyone's beliefs.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyWhat's admirable about Save Me is that it grounds its religious and cultural debate not in vilifying one side but in sympathizing with both.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceThough 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.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThe 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.
- 50The New York TimesNathan LeeThe New York TimesNathan LeeNever quite shakes off its aura of second-rate made-for-TV movie, Save Me has a lot of heart but little nerve and no surprise.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithSounds like a great idea for a gay porno, but the soapy Save Me actually takes itself seriously.