Keeping the Faith

2000

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

32
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 59% · 114 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 59% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 54249 54.2K

love triangle rabbi romantic comedy romcom priest catholicism

Plot summary

Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.

Director

Edward Norton Photo
Edward Norton

Top cast

Edward Norton Photo
Edward Norton as Father Brian Finn
Ben Stiller Photo
Ben Stiller as Rabbi Jake Schram
Giovanni Capitello Photo
Giovanni Capitello as Bartender at cocktail party
Tony Devon Photo
Tony Devon as Jewish Neighbor
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1.06 GB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 1
2.05 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 20

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Adam-134 7 / 10

Funny light romantic comedy

A great date movie. Edward Norton and Ben Stiller are just as appealing as ever and Jenna Elfman is equally interesting.The film is light and fluffy but a cut above the usual light romantic comedies in that the jokes are a little better than usual. A nice combination of wackiness combined with the more emotional moments make this a nice way to spend a couple of hours.
Reviewed by fish-46 7 / 10

An hour of comedy falls apart in the second half

"Keeping the Faith" as an adult romantic comedy works well. Norton's timing, both as a director and as an actor are magnificent, and Stiller and Elfman add to this shining cast. The approach to religion in a mainstream film is a new one for me at least with deference being paid to each of the respective character's, and the jokes are basically laughing with the religion, rather than at it. The inner struggles that each man faces with his own religion and the woman that threatens to tear apart their religious selves are the most interesting aspects of the film.The first half is a comedic gem, a laugh-barrage, that completely changes once sex is introduced. It loses focus, changing its story into that of a failing friendship and blossoming love interspersed with awkward and frankly embarrassing moments of comedy. For those who have seen it I refer to the "touchy-feely confession" joke.At over two hours, it's way too long for a comedy, and it definitely feels it. It's a good film, but by no means can it be considered great. See it to laugh for an hour if you don't mind chuckling and fidgeting in your seat for the second hour.
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