Keeping the Faith Movie Review 2000

Norton's directorial debut sounds like a bad bar joke but turns out to be a slick, if meandering, romantic comedy. He's a priest, Brian, whose longtime best friend Jake (Stiller) is a rabbi with a congregation that wants him married to a nice Jewish girl. As kids, their mutual best pal was Anna, who returns to New York as a workaholic corporate exec (Elfman). The friendship is re-established but so is something more--both men fall for the lady and, unbeknownst to Brian, Anna and Jake begin an affair. More than sparks fly.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 127 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, New York, New York, Romantic Triangles, Nuns & Priests, Judaism, Buddies, Childhood Buddies

Screenplay

Stuart Blumberg

Cast

Edward Norton, Ben Stiller, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Milos Forman, Ron Rifkin, Holland Taylor, Rena Sofer, Lisa Edelstein, Bodhi (Pine) Elfman

Cinematography

Anastas Michos

Director

Edward Norton

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Producer

Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Buena Vista