Keeping the Faith

Actor Edward Norton debuts as a director with this comedy-drama about love, friendship, and faith. Priest Brian Finn (Norton) and rabbi Jacob Schram (Ben.
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Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice? Take the quiz Back to School Quiz Pop quiz! Please try again later. One of my favorite comedies of all time. I was pleased to get this second-hand for a couple of dollars.

I love Jenna Elfman and it is nice to see her in a role that is as far from teh hippie-chick she plays in Dharma and Greg as you can get. The movie has alot of respectful, but pointed humor based on the Catholic and Jewish faiths, which I find hysterical. The cast all work well together, adn the movie doesn't drag along in the middle like a lot of comedies.

With a priest and a rabbi fighting over a high powered business woman you know it has to be funny. It's basically the setup to a good joke.

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This is a joy of a movie! It is wonderful as a comedy, beautiful as a love story, and as a flick about a priest and a rabbi with new ideas, very cool! My rabbi said that he watched it together with classmates in Rabbinic School, and his comment was, "it really is not like that at all. He did enjoy watching it and thought it was hilarious.

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It does have Jewish and Catholic ritual, and expresses both with reverence even in comedy. They stay funny with class and in honor of tradition, and at the same time, as a good comedy should in my opinion, raise questions. In this case, those which ancient faiths struggle with in the modern world, and in a lovely manner.

If you are home sick and have absolutely nothing else more pressing to do, "Keeping the Faith" is a nice little diversion for 2 hours.

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Ben Stiller is more or less Ben Stiller, with a few moments of actual minimal dramatic moments which he carries off quite well. Jenna Elfman is beautiful, lively, and has a long career ahead of her Ann Bancroft plays a less serious version of the same "Jewish Mother" she played opposite Harvey Fierstein in "Torch Song Trilogy", and she is absolutely adorable, as always.


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It was an added treat to see the brilliant director, Milos Foreman, grace the screen as the wise old mentor to the young priest played by Edward Norton. And as his counterpart at the Temple, Eli Wallach is charming as the soon-to-be retired Rabbi giving counsel to renegade Rabbi Jake.

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And for a freshman filmmaker he did a good job I have no doubt Mr. Norton will someday make other films and it will be fun to compare them to his debut in this comic romp. If you are looking for a serious discussion of religion, interfaith dating, etc. One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. Prime Video Verified Purchase. This movie was so amazing on so many levels.

It was interesting every single moment until the end!

If possible I'd give it 10 stars. Even loaned it to my elderly parents to watch.

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A charming story, though heartbreaking at times. I actually use a portion of this film in my religion classes. The opening sequence where Edward Norton and Ben Stiller grow up together and try to teach each other about their different faiths is amusing and touching. It helps me talk about religious pluralism. A priest and a rabbi I adore this movie - it's sweet, and funny, and the actors are great. What's not to love about a movie where Ben Stiller and Ed Norton are religious friends who are in competition for the love of Jenna Elfman?

Beautiful movie, unraveled smoothly throughout the entire thicket of a plot. Tugged at difficult questions in faith, surety in our decisions, and the act of choice. Relations between friends, partners, and family illustrated through tumultuous times bring life to the film. See all reviews.