The Bruce Almighty spinoff gets a touch preachy and saccharine at times, but it's still fun and funny enough to work as a nice, family-friendly diversion.
CommentOct 23, 2009
Evan Almighty (2007)
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Reviews Counted:190
Fresh:44
Rotten:146
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: Big on special effects but short on laughs, Evan Almighty underutilizes a star-studded cast that includes Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman.
Theatrical Release: Jun 22, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $100.3M
Synopsis: Newly elected to Congress, the polished, preening newscaster, Evan Baxter, is the next one anointed by God to accomplish a holy mission--walking in... [More]
Starring: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, Johnny Simmons
Director: Tom Shadyac
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REVIEWS FOR EVAN ALMIGHTY
Horrid, Tim-Allen-was-not-available treacle
Aug 27, 2009
Only Wanda Sykes, as the movie’s obligatory reaction-shot deadpanner, exhibits a functioning wit.
Apr 23, 2009
This movie isn't about logic, faith or family, and doesn't have many laughs except when baboons carry things -- that's always funny. It's just mindless summer popcorn.
Mar 3, 2008
It makes sense that the sequel to 2003's hit Bruce Almighty should star Steve Carell instead of Jim Carrey. Hilarious as Carrey was, everyone knows Carell stole the show...
Feb 28, 2008
Really just a two hour sermon about the meaning of the story of Noah's Ark, and an exploration into the bible's deeper meanings. Which wouldn't be so bad, if the film didn't pretend to be just another family comedy...
Jan 6, 2008
Heaven help parents if Hollywood stops making silly, good-natured, PG-rated family comedies.
Nov 19, 2007
Carell's morality tale much milder than Carrey's.
Oct 31, 2007
Evan Almighty could have been a lot worse, but anything with Carell has--or had--the potential to be a lot better.
Oct 19, 2007
For long after the waters have subsided, there remains a very wide gap between havoc and hilarity.
Sep 21, 2007
Unapologetically, aggressively unfunny.
Sep 12, 2007
While Bruce Almighty was an inventive and often hilarious parable about divine intervention, Evan Almighty is mighty short of laughs.
Sep 6, 2007
There are more jokes in any chapter of the Book of Job than in the whole of Evan Almighty.
Aug 11, 2007
A FUN comedy of epic Biblical proportions with Carell in fine form.
Aug 3, 2007
Should have been a lot more amusing than it turns out.
Aug 3, 2007
Safety over satire at almost every turn.
Aug 3, 2007
Even the finest of actors would require a miracle when working with gags centred, predominantly, on bird droppings.
Aug 3, 2007
Avoid like the Ten Plagues.
Aug 3, 2007
One very expensive flop.
Aug 3, 2007
Staggeringly unfunny.
Aug 3, 2007
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