I'm an out gay agnostic who always felt Mimi Rogers' character defined my own doubts. (Though not my behavior--just cuz I'm gay I'm not a slut, you stereotypers you.) But I've loaned or recommended this film to evangelical Christian friends and they felt the movie raised fascinating, instructive questions about doubt while ultimately supporting faith. Which tells me that the writer-director did his Biblical scholarship--in fact one born-again friend said she was particularly impressed by that. At least two evangelical Christian friends I've recommended it to said they share it with congregation members--albeit only those very solid in their faith who wouldn't be shaken by it. (They thought it would be instructive and corrective to those people, as an illustration of how faith can "go wrong.")
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WarpedRecord
15 years ago
The perspective of your evangelical Christian friends makes me respect this film even more. And I am relieved to hear that evangelicals would see this as an example of how faith can "go wrong." Of course, maybe I'm guilty of stereotyping them in thinking they might not see the dangers of Mimi's character here (other than the fate of her daughter, of course). This film certainly raises issues of the dangers of extremes – both in sexuality and in theology.
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