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Evan Almighty

A Flop of Biblical Proportions

Written by: Josh M., Senior Editor – Posted: Mon Jun 25th, 2007
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And now, for a bit of trivia:

What summer movie sports a hefty production budget, loads of animals and dazzling CG effects? Spider-Man? Nope. Pirates? Kind of, but not exactly. Shrek? Yes, but no.

Evan Almighty is the answer, and what a colossal movie it is! All sorts of animals are crammed onto every inch of the silver screen, squawking and pooping. If that wasn't enough already the blockbuster boasts a fully-rendered Noah's Ark that every animal two-fer climbs into for a sea spectacular like no other!

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Evan Almighty is a comedy; I assume the director and cast forgot as well.

Evan Almighty, the horribly miscalculated sequel-of-sorts to Bruce Almighty has Steve Carell reprising his role as Evan Baxter, the anxious TV reporter. But hold on a hot minute: This time around Baxter is a congressman on the rise (of course) who is as contradictory as the movie itself. God (Morgan Freeman) drops in, gives Baxter a swift kick in the cranium - and has him build a modern-day Ark, natch - which inspires the impressionable Baxter to wash away his sins and become more of a do-gooder for mankind.

Basically, it's the trailer at a snail's pace - two snails, to be exact.
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i saw it and thought it was sweet! but it was a little slow in
some parts too.
I saw the movie and i personally thought it was very funny, i
liked it, i think it was equally as good as the first one, but the
budget was crazy, they spent like 200 million on this movie!
I haven't seen the movie, but I'd like to see it. I liked the
first one, so I guess I'll like this one too. I usually like some
sequels (not all). And, to respond to Geminizer's response, the
reason why many believe that Noah's Ark actually happened is
because many other civilizations have reported a "big flood" as
well. The Chinese, Egyptians, etc. all wrote it down, and so many
historians give credibility to Noah's Ark and to the Bible as
well. I learned that in World History...just thought it would be
interesting to share with you guys. :-)
I was expecting a lot out of this movie. Sad to say the movie
bored me a little. I didnt even finish watching it. I loved Bruce
Almighty so I thought I would like this one also cause I like
Steve Carell. But it just didnt deliver.
I've never liked seeing the story of Noah's Ark replayed in modern
times. It's been done before. I believe the story itself (as read
in the Bible) is only a fable. Nothing more. I still have a hard
time believing people really think it all actually happened. So I
have an extra hard time seeing it played out with current
concepts. I haven't seen it, and I'm sure it's probably a funny
movie, but I just don't think this fictional story-line should be
continually modernized for film. Not to mention the fact that film
studios just can't seem to resist taking a good movie and making a
sequal out of it. Let a good thing lay and don't push it! Create
some original ideas, please!
I haven't seen the movie, but it looked really bad. Especially the
whole beard thing
I personally adored the movie. It has exceptional messages about
trusting God, having faith in your friends and family, and
protecting the environment that he provided for us. It's a
spectacular film.
i'm sad to see that so many people did not enjoy it. i'm looking
forward to reviewing myself tho. i liked bruce almighty and steve
carell is just too freakin funny!
i thought this movie was terrible, it wasn't funny and the end was
stupid. i'm glad i saw it for free, or else i'd be so pissed i
paid to see it!
i thought it was excellent.
I saw it last night. Its nothing to write home about, but I
enjoyed it.
I heard it suuuucked.
I personally thought it was good.Maybe not as great as the first
movie,but it had more of a message.It was actually a movie where
you could see it with your whole family.
The movie was good, but Bruce almighty was much better!
Did they cast and directors and writer think that this would be
better than Bruce Almighty? Lets hope not. I heard this movie
sucked ass and I have no intentions of seeing it.
"
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Evan Almighty is a comedy; I
assume the director and cast forgot as well."

I lol'd, IRL.

Dear god I just made a sentence with mostly internet slang.

Crap.


I liked this movie.
I almost went to see this tonight. Good deterant Josh.
Yeah, I heard this movie wasn't um...uh...good. Lol...
I think I will be waiting for video. Thanks for the review, Josh!