God or the Girl

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Movie Review: An interesting and fair portrayal of a challenging adventure
Summary: 5 Stars

Summary of God or the Girl

The series follows the "discernment process" in which potential seminarians must determine God's intention for their future through prayer, study, and thoughtful introspection. Dan DeMatte, 21, is a second-year student at Ohio Dominican University, living with nine other celibate men in their "Fort Zion" fraternity house. In some ways the most zealous participant in GOTG, he's confused about his on-again, off-again relationship with girlfriend Amber, and tests his faith by carrying a heavy wooden cross for nearly 22 miles. Mike Lechniak, 24, is an earnest, deep-feeling man with a happy, committed relationship to his girlfriend Aly, and must choose between the priesthood and an equally noble calling as a husband, father, and grade-school teacher. Steve Horvath, 25, left a high-paying job as a corporate consultant to become a campus missionary at the University of Nebraska, and has a life-changing experience while doing missionary work among poor villagers in Guatemala. Uncomfortable with the notion of celibacy, Joe Adair, 28, has already been in and out of seminary twice, and is caught in an indecisive stalemate between family pressure (his domineering mother wants him to be a priest) and his awkward, ongoing quest for a girlfriend.

Faced with pressing deadlines (the series' only concession to artificial drama), these men--all virgins, and all devoutly faithful--are each admirable in their own ways, and as they consult with counselors, priests, and mentors, their dilemmas are treated with a quality of soul-baring sincerity rarely found in reality TV. Like any good reality show, there's genuine suspense as they move toward their intensely emotional (and in all cases, surprising) decisions. Bonus features are equally substantial, including a half-episode featuring a fifth participant, deleted scenes, and a richly informative 14-minute offering of "priestly wisdom from Father Mark," in which the series' priestly consultant explains the Catholic perspective on calling & discernment, celibacy, faith, family, and sacrifice. Far from being the shallow, sensationalized series that some viewers feared it might be, God or the Girl is actually an inspiring and deeply moving guide for anyone who may be undergoing a similar test of faith. For young Catholics and would-be seminarians, you might even call it a godsend. --Jeff Shannon

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