Avoid like the (Biblical) plague

Rating: Null/10 (2 July 2002)

I've just had the misfortune of seeing this film and feel honour bound to warn others before they suffer the same fate (if you are a thirteen year old girl of a romantic disposition, please stop reading here).
Quite simply I'm staggered that anyone is thinking of giving this a cinema release in the UK. I could see how this kind of cod, two dimensional, moralising pap might go well in The States - especially the Midwest - but over here the religious over tones really jar (not to mention the ropey acting and simplified to the point of the ridiculous charcters).
OK I'm not the target audience (being an embittered, European, urban 29 year old man) but I'm sure there are better movies out there for this demographic (I love Dirty Dancing for example, Footloose anyone?)
Do yourselves a favour and avoid.