I didn't think Saved! was all that bad. It would have suffered if its carried more weight that it did. Heavy topic aside, it was supposed to be dealt with a heartfelt and deft comic touch with just a hint of absurdity.

Absurdity is very much a part of Pretty Persuasion, its just the wrong ingredient at the wrong time especially with its much maligned and a borderline maniacal drive to push some nihilist agenda concerning political correctness. It was just meant to be mean, with no substance or enlightened subtext beneath its layers of verisimilitude.