As satires go, this is a pretty fluffy one. The script feels like it was written by someone who believes in God and wants to gently chastise and mock self-righteous born agains in hopes that they will see the error of their ways and acknowledge the hypocrisy of damning everyone to hell who deviates from their narrow world view.
Vat chance for that, but it is a likable, funny movie. There's not much in the way of story, but the characters are likable and there are some good performances, most surprisingly by Macauley Culkin, who apparently has taken some acting classes somewhere along the way. Mandy Moore is also quite entertaining as the most self-righteous Christian of the bunch (and I like her singing of the song over the opening credits - I think sh'es a professional singer, isn't she?) While a bit more bite and a bit more story would have made a better movie, this one is quite pleasant and worth watching.
Vat chance for that, but it is a likable, funny movie. There's not much in the way of story, but the characters are likable and there are some good performances, most surprisingly by Macauley Culkin, who apparently has taken some acting classes somewhere along the way. Mandy Moore is also quite entertaining as the most self-righteous Christian of the bunch (and I like her singing of the song over the opening credits - I think sh'es a professional singer, isn't she?) While a bit more bite and a bit more story would have made a better movie, this one is quite pleasant and worth watching.