Product: Keeping the Faith (2000)
Rating: 1.0
Insulting...
I know this is supposed to be a romantic comedy, so it is not supposed to be taken too seriously, but I feel that this movie's perspective of religion needs to be addressed...Keeping the Faith is an insult to Catholicism and Judaism. It does not stop at making fun of the aforementioned religions and their respective traditions, but it also misrepresents their theological beliefs. The priest and rabbi give "sermons" that are wishy-washy and would never pass for a genuine sermon/message of the two respective faiths.WARNING - PLOT SPOILER REVEALED: The rabbi eventually sleeps with the blonde. In reality, not only would a rabbi be in hot water for sleeping with any woman outside of marriage, but the fact that the woman is not Jewish adds insult to injury. This is because, as most any faithful Jew would tell you, Jewish tradition/culture pretty much requires that a Jew marries a Jew (even non-religious Jews tend to adhere to this mandate).As for the Catholic priest, why should he be pursuing a woman if all Catholic priests are to remain celibate? Granted, celibacy can be difficult, but if this man was a true Catholic priest, I would be worried for this reason: If a celibate priest of a young age can struggle with feelings for a woman (much less get caught in a love triangle), how much worse will it become as he gets older and realizes he is not getting any younger?If you are not religiously inclined, you may not care. If you are religious (especially if you're Catholic or a practicioner of Judaism), be forewarned. You may be greatly offended.