Sure, God, sure – movie overview

I solely went to the group camp after I was a toddler, and I nonetheless keep in mind two issues: a fasting day when solely bread (WTF?) Was served within the cafeteria and I hid in my room whereas my roommate throughout the obligatory Church companies ate sweets. Church camps are bizarre, after all. They’re additionally nice for comedies.

Sure god sure is a coming-of-age story a few younger woman (Natalia Dyer, Unusual issues) who was raised to really feel responsible about all the things, particularly her burgeoning sexuality.

In different phrases, she’s Catholic.

And her sexuality is definitely burgeoning when she begins experimenting with cybersex – the film is about within the ’90s, so AOL Chat is the best way to go – and see boys in a complete new gentle. Thankfully, she and a few of her classmates attend a weekend church camp to find out about sin, sexual oppression, and extra.

Author / director Karen Maine has put collectively a enjoyable little comedy drama based mostly partially on her personal experiences. Although not as humorous or sardonic as alternative or Rescued!, Maine used Sure god sure to inform a lovable story whereas grinning broadly and grinningly on the hypocrisy of faith and Catholicism’s backward fascinated by sexuality. The movie is intelligently written and performed cheekily.

Dyer is nice within the lead position. Completely forged for appears to be like and expertise, she straddles – and typically actually – the road between humorous and dramatic, harmless and sexually curious. All the time with a wink in her guilt-filled eyes, she makes all the things look so pure.

Sure god sure would not fairly have the comedic spark you’d count on, however Maine clearly had no plans to make the following laughing comedy. Moderately, it does a superb job of profitable the comedic gold of the complicated messages teenagers typically hear about intercourse and perception. Beneficial.

Score by Erik Samdahl, until in any other case acknowledged.