Having been in high school myself in 1999 & around that same time also became a born again Christian I was open to being rieceptive to what non-religious people might roll their eyes at. But... this... actually painful to watch. The overly dramatic "i'm so persecuted, life is so so hard & no one could ever understand how bad I've got it" got old real fast. Rachel could have been much more relatable & sympathetic had she not been portrayed (hopefully inaccurately) as a self absorbed over the top angsty one-dimensional person. It actually made me feel LESS sympathetic towards her & was just plain annoying. If that was me being portrayed as such I'd be embarrassed honestly. Making someone come across as a saint (despite her "sins" that she always seems to feel entirely too guilty for ) doesn't envoke even the slightest form of interest or feeling from me. Was quite disappointing & cliche. Cmon it's not like she was nailed to a cross & tormented to death here plus she wasn't even the only one who was supposedly killed based on her religion or even the only person according to witnesses who was asked about their faith. I mean i'm sure she was a sweetheart & truly only wanted to do good with her life & lead others to the Lord but this wasn't shown in the best light. If i ever give it another watch it'll be for the laughs from all the melodrama.
Review of I'm Not Ashamed
