Sister Mary Explains It All (TV Movie 2001)

Sister Mary Explains It All: Directed by Marshall Brickman. With Diane Keaton, Brian Benben, Wallace Langham, Laura San Giacomo. A bigoted, fanatical nun comes face to face with the lives she ruined through her teachings when a quartet of her traumatized former students return to perform at her Christmas Eve church lecture.

“Those who have suffered through years of the Sister Marys and the Baltimore Catechism and the ridiculous and simplistic beliefs that are Catholicism will either love this film, or be utterly shocked that their system is so beautifully ridiculed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe fact that Catholic League President William Donohue blasted Viacom, the owner of Showtime, for showing this is justification enough to watch. Anything that gets Donahueu0026#39;s shorts twisted must be good.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDiane Keaton was just marvelous as Sister Mary. It has to be the best performance I have seen from her.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOf course, I always like to see Laura San Giacomo, who was also great as the good little girl who grew up to the real world and found that there is no God.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBrian Benben, Wallace Langham. and Jennifer Tilly were also fantastic and made this film the real joy that it was.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI would be remiss not to praise Max Morrow as the young actor who was just precious.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eChristopher Durang wrote a great play and screenplay that really ties it all together for the mess that it is.”