how do you move from being the dennis the menace of the 90's to being a credible actor past your teen years? you put yourself in a wheelchair. as much as i wanted to dislike macauly culkin, he was effing AWESOME in this movie. his character really tied the whole room together.
i liked the fact that this movie, while snotty and sarcastic, really pulled off a decent message without getting too bogged down in sap. it took a lot of good jabs at organized religion and came out with the upper hand. face it, jesus freaks are crazy. they scare the bejeezus out of me. it's behavior far too cult-like for my tastes. but hey, i don't cast the first stone. or the second one. i am usually down around by the 10th stone.
it's worth a view. there are a couple of great lines, even better than the prize winners from the trailer. but go to a matinee. it's not worth $9.
on the scale of "heinous" to "totally bitchin", i give it a "pretty goddamn rad, at the risk of spending eternity in hell"
