With little change in the top ten this weekend, it's time to take a look beyond the blockbusters to some of the independent fare from the last several weeks, including a sensitive portrayal of religious life and a trio of movies about overcoming promiscuity.

The U.K. hit Saving Grace has made its way to America, capitalizing on comparisons to Waking Ned Devine and The Full Monty to haul in a robust $2.9 million this weekend alone. While the film's title might imply some spiritual content, it's actually a quite pedestrian reference to Grace Trevethyn (Brenda Blethyn) being saved from eviction. Grace, a gifted horticulturist, tries growing marijuana in her greenhouse to pay off the debts left on her house by her late husband. "Much of the humor comes from seeing this proper English lady delve into a line of business not characteristically connected with the upper crust of society," writes Michael Elliott of Crosswalk.com. "It is ironic that in a summer filled with foul and offensive films, a breath of fresh air can be found in a movie which reeks of marijuana smoke." Elliott disagreed with other Christian critics about how supportive of crime the movie was. Preview's Mary Draughon says the film "promotes the idea that marijuana should be just as legal as alcoholic drinks," while Elliott concludes that "none of this is meant to legitimize marijuana use." The Dove Foundation refuses to recommend the film because it depicts an "attempt to profit off an illegal substance," but Elliott notes that "a poignant statement [is] made by a supporting character … 'If you have to commit a crime to get what you want, perhaps you were not meant to have it.'" All three critics agreed, though, that the comedy was topnotch. Draughon ...