Reviews

The movie is awful. There's no story developing. Nothing happens.

The "story" is set in a community of the Baptist Church. The problem is this: there's nothing interesting to tell about people with a common life, that are always in church and at home and at work talking and thinking about God. Characters thus only become interesting when there's a story that explores their conflicts.

The protagonists are: Tim, a gay guy, who keeps herself nonetheless Christian; Brea, a girl who loses her faith; and Austin, preacher of the church that also finds herself gay.

But even in these cases, there are no conflicts to be explored. Tim is fully supported by his father, also a Christian one -- which is quite unbelievable. The only ones who criticize are too young, and his father calls him "immature". He has no problems with his sexuality and remains the good and perfect Christian boy.

Brea finds himself an atheist but do not tell anyone, unless Tom. And Austin, although it's in crisis with their sexuality, also speaks just to Tom, and there is no consequence. Continues with his wife and being a preacher.

The most we see of Tim "being gay" is kissing Austin and he also a boy at a party.

In summary, nothing happens. And every little detail boring and uninteresting of life in the church is shown in an "epiphanic" and condescending mood.

Sometimes it seems that the movie is just religious propaganda.

The movie seems to have some influence of "The Young Törless", Robert Musil's novel was adapted for the screen by Volker Schlöndorff. The theme is similar: in an elite school, a group of students think they are "beyond good and evil" and bully on of its members, in a way that resembles the fascism.

"Reject the moral" means to them: massive alcohol and drug abuse, and various forms of rape and torture.

Unfortunately, the movie don't develops its interesting premise. What we see is only a strong graphic content with obvious homo-erotic subtext.

It's a weird school, where there is only one teacher and few students, and they are mere adjuncts. The author failed to portray a real school environment.

Maybe the story would be better if there were more brain and less eye candy.