Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

wadechurton This is a prime example of an enjoyably bad movie; one whilst failing completely at its primary purpose of transporting the viewer with skill, talent and the 'magic of the movies', nevertheless succeeds by entertaining via sheer vigorous ineptitude. The other reviews here relate exhaustively most of what ails 'Pamela's Prayer', so I'll just make a few additional observations.-Rick Scheideman's performance as Pamela Bucklin's steadfastly Bronze-Age dad Wayne is worth noting as a contender for one of the ten creepiest fathers in cinema history. Even forgetting Wayne Bucklin's jaw-dropping 'Old Testament' values and possessive-obsessive behaviour re daughter Pamela, his psycho pinned-pupil stoned stare and skin-crawlingly quiet, measured tone of voice (neither of which he deviates from throughout) will send chills down your backbone. It is as though he were constantly keeping up an artificially calm appearance whilst stifling the seething cauldron of inhuman rage inside. Quite seriously, if you'd begun watching 'Pamela's Prayer' without being told it was a 'Christian movie', you could be forgiven for assuming that the palpably sinister father would soon begin eliminating permanently any hapless kid unfortunate enough to fall for his Pamela. It is a pity that Scheideman only appeared in this one movie, because on the strength of 'Pamela's Prayer' he could easily have carved out a long career in horror. They could have had a 'Wayne Bucklin' franchise.-Yes, the acting is pretty bad, but even the best actors would have trouble with a script which seeks to trumpet Taliban-like family relationships which border upon child abuse. The father has never missed an evening praying at his daughter's bedside until she's almost a teenager? She's gone through childhood with no school camps, no sleepovers, no nothing except Daddy? He lost his wife, and apparently his mind, too. He also seems to have no friends. This movie is just crying out to be remade as a horror.-Also note that the wardrobe department have decided to clothe Pamela in the least sexy garb possible; all bulky jackets and baggy trousers. In addition, notice that the only boys who are interested in Pamela seem remarkably less-than-macho. Why so? In any case, Pamela's eventual beau gets her overbearingly Patriarchal dad's approval, possibly because Fredric exhibits an eerily calm demeanour and creepy stoned stare similar to his own. And they both work in a film library. In 1990. Ever heard of 'videotape', guys? It's really catching on.-Oh, and in case you're squeamish about lip-contact (which this movie seems to regard as the first step on the Stairway to Hell), you will be relieved to learn that the movie cuts away just before the happy couple actually perform that first kiss as newlyweds. So you won't need to hide your eyes. Guess to where -or rather to whom- it cuts?

kristin02 i can't believe a movie like this even exists. I mean i am a 19 year old Christian and i do believe that kids/teens should be taught the value of having high morals, but this movie doesn't make any sense! why does it portray kissing/dating as a bad thing when that's part of a teenager's life? Plus, it's ridiculous that it made it seem like it was all worth it when the girl( the main character) got married. I mean just because you don't date others before you get married does NOT guarantee you a happy fairytale marriage! plus, i would rather date and get to know a lot of people before i choose to settle down with one person. That way i would feel like i made the right choice. So parents, don't expect this to teach your kids about purity. It will make them want to rebel! plus if you notice, throughout her whole teenage life, it was shown how sad and bored she felt to waste her young life!

bkoganbing As is usual with these kind of films the production values are not quite the standard of a major studio and that has to be taken into consideration when reviewing these film. The cast is pretty amateurish, but attractive. The lead, Serena Orrego, gives a good account of herself though all things considered, could have a future in mainstream films.The message of abstinence is a given with Christian media and I wouldn't even argue the viewpoint, only that one should realize that in this complex world of our's not everyone will opt for that. We have to be ready to deal with those that don't choose abstinence.But young Pamela is not allowed to even date. She quite properly asks the question, how is she ever going to meet her intended if she never does go out?The ending I won't reveal, but to say it's a Pollyannaish ending is to put it mildly.

Nolan Price This is a Christian film and is promoted that way. The story is about a teenager named Pamela who likes a young man and her personal turmoil of peer pressure as well as the normal pressures that teens put on their own personal beings. The young man knows of her beliefs and desires, but he still pushes for his own personal desires without carrying for her feelings.My 12 year old son watched this movie just recently and felt that it did not pertain to the real world of today (movie was made in 1998), but my wife explained the many different decisions that one must make when deciding on a sexual relationship.We highly recommend this film to any parent, Christian or not, simply to help open the doors for life altering discussions.