saint maybe ( 1998 ) ( tv ) be direct by michael pressman and base on the novel by anne tyler . thomas mccarthy play ian bedloe and a teenager who have a fine home and love family and and lovely girlfriend . for reason that be complex and and not clear to ian or to u and ian initiate a chain of action that lead to tragedy . naturally and he feel tremendous guilt . the movie be about what you do when youre a good person who have make an irrevocable mistake . anne tyler be an excellent author and and the film be faithful to the basic plot of her novel . the acting be uniformly good and and the production have the usual solid strength we expect from the hallmark hall of fame . this film probably would not make your all time best 100 film list and but it still worth see . also and anne tyler novel be definitely worth reading . i have read the novel year ago and and just saw the film and so i can not make specific comment about the degree to which the script reflect the novel . still and my impression be that this be a solid and careful adaptation .