faiukwuomah I've seen this movie once and it is excellent. It shows that even in this day and age, purity before marriage is essential.Some may think its "outdated", but it is not. It is essential in our Christian life, not just on the outside, but also on the inside as well. The Bible did say that we should flee from youthful lusts.And at the same time, it is an encouragement to me as a Christian, and I do look to get married someday to a real God-fearing man.So if you're looking for a Christian film that touches on the subject of purity before marriage, I will highly recommend this power-packed movie to all teenagers, especially Christian teens. Its worth the watch.

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!

greghahn-1 Well, it does display good Christian values, and strict ones by today's standards. It's very reminiscent of "Leave it to Beaver", only on a Christian scale. Believers from Independent Fundamentalist Baptist churches and those of like faith and practice will *love* this movie for the message that it delivers, even if the acting and storyline aren't very well done.On the other hand, I think most people will think it is extremely corny, especially the more "church hardened" youth. (But frankly I was surprised at the relatively positive response given by the youth of a camp for kids that I viewed it with this weekend. These were unchurched kids, many of whom live in tough situations and with tough backgrounds, so maybe *I* am the more hardened one!) One value that was central to the film was the idea that one doesn't kiss until the pastor says, "You may now kiss your bride." To me, most people will find that idealistic at best and Pharisaic extra-Biblicalism at worst.The bottom line: It's a somewhat cheesy movie with legalistic leanings. But some folks will love that!

caledvwlch79 I don't think anyone who sits down to watch "Pamela's Prayer" is really expecting an Oscar-caliber experience, but even with lowered expectations this movie would would be best as fodder for Mystery Science Theater 3000 - that is, really good for a group to sit down and make fun of.Pamela is a young girl who feels as if everyone is dating but her, problem is... she's right. Her father believes that she should not date or kiss anyone until her wedding day. How that helps a teenager develop socially I'm not sure, but the father's opinion is placed on par with the Will Of God. One of my biggest problems with this movie, aside from the acting (which I'll get to in a minute), is that some of the father's actions just don't make any sense. He won't let Pamela go on a group date while she's in high school, but as soon as she graduates he'll let her go on a single "date" unattended to an isolated area. Wha...? That just doesn't make any sense to me. While I can applaud the relationship between the father and Pamela, it just seems so far moved from reality as to be laughable. For example Pamela's father is asking her about how she would feel if she had to tell her husband that she'd kissed another man, or how she would feel if he told her he'd kissed another girl. My first response was, "I'd say, 'Oh... okay.'" The act of kissing is portrayed as being so intimate... almost rivaling actual sex.Speaking of laughable, the "acting" in this movie is abysmal. All of the father's lines are delivered in the actor's best "stained glass pastor" voice. It never really changes even when he's disciplining his daughter. The rest of the cast doesn't fare that much better. Everyone sort of goes about the scenes and the dialog as though it were a skit for church. Though honestly I'm not sure how much life the cast can inject into a script with such lines as, "Do you know what a Christian Film Library is?" Seriously, I can't believe that line got past the rough draft stage let alone into the movie itself.If I must give the movie credit I can say that all of the scenes were edited as to form a comprehensible story. There weren't any glaring continuity errors such as sudden day/night changes. The music, while clearly from a Casio, services each scene and makes sense.I will not argue the merits of waiting to kiss versus not waiting though if you are a parent who wants to instill the "not kissing" virtue, you're better off doing it yourself instead of showing this film. In fact, I would dare say showing this film might push them in the opposite direction. Ultimately the movie just doesn't work because it takes itself too seriously causing the audience to not take it serious at all. Instead of a heartfelt plea for purity, the movie comes off as unrealistically hilarious.