On Saturday Pam and I saw the movie “Evan Almighty.” The new Die Hard movie was supposed to be out–said so, right there, in the newspaper–but when we got to the Rave, they said it wouldn’t open until this coming week. They’ve done this bait-and-switch scam before.

As we walked away, I told Pam, “You know, that movie ‘Evan Almighty’ would probably be pretty good.” So we turned around, gave the girl our $11.50 (that’s nearly four gallons of gas), and settled into the back of a near-empty theater for the 11 am showing.

My goodness, that was a fun movie! Unless you’re a hardcore fundamentalist with severe Sense of Humor Deprivation Syndrome, you must admit that the movie included some good religious messages. Steve Carrell plays a new Congressman who is told by God (played by Morgan Freeman) to build an ark. There are a lot of scenes where you go, “I’ll bet Noah faced the same situation.”

Beyond any religious messages, it was just a fun movie. We laughed a lot. I mean, a lot. And that’s never a bad thing. The movie was clean, fun, and ultimately satisfying. I know the critics are stomping on it, but what do they know? I heartily recommend “Evan Almighty.”