Evan Almighty
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  • Summary: Steve Carell, reprising his role as the polished, preening newscaster Evan Baxter of "Bruce Almighty," is the next one appointed by God to accomplish a holy mission. Newly elected to Congress, Evan leaves Buffalo behind and shepherds his family to suburban northern Virginia. Once there, his life gets turned upside-down when God (Freeman) appears and mysteriously commands him to build an ark. But his befuddled family just can't decide whether Evan is having an extraordinary mid-life crisis or is truly onto something of Biblical proportions. (Universal)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 33
  3. Negative: 12 out of 33
  1. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Connie Ogle
    63
    Evan Almighty may not be enough to make you shout ''Hallelujah,'' but it's not the cinematic equivalent of a plague, either.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    58
    The message is so good-hearted, so inarguable, so dull.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    50
    It's mildly diverting for kids and families in a way that would be perfectly fine as an ABC Family cable project.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    50
    Only in the last 30 minutes does Evan Almighty put his gifts to decent use. Epically hairy and biblically robed, Carell suggests at that point what a bolder, more psychologically serious treatment of religious conviction would have been like.
  5. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    40
    Evan Almighty runs out of comic invention early, and the filmmakers fall back on what real politicians do when they exhaust their small stash of ideas: brainless piety.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    30
    Bland jokes and lazy contrivances.
  7. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    16
    A colossal dud.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 46
  3. Negative: 18 out of 46
  1. Shakti
    Jun 27, 2007
    10
    Critics must have lost their sense of humor and forgotten what it's like to simply go to the movies for enjoyment -- and being able to laugh out loud without being offended by crude, rude, stupid Junior High School humor. OK, so I'm not a kid, but I go to the movies a lot -- and Morgan Freeman is just great in this playing "God" -- with with and wisdom. Wanda Sykes is a hoot -- and OKAY, so Steve Carell falls down a bit much, but otherwise -- I'll gladly see this one again! I don't go to the movies to criticize, I go to be entertained, and Evan Almighty had the audience (both times I saw it!) enjoying it thoroughly. Two thumbs UP! Shakti… Expand
  2. DW
    Jun 25, 2007
    10
    This film was great. These critics are so used to the traditional crap Hollywood shoves down our throats that they can't appreciate a feel good movie anymore. I do not believe Walt Disney could have made one tenth the incredible pictures he made in this date and age because the critics would have ruined him.. I give the critics a rating of 0. They are the colossal duds.… Expand
  3. Steve
    Oct 11, 2007
    9
    Me and my family enjoyed this movie immensely. This is because there was little to no offensive material at all. It was a story that inspired faith in God and trusting Him even when things were not looking like they were going to work out. With many good biblical references and light hearted situations, this movie will actually make you feal better about lifes trials after seeing it. To only go by what the critics are saying about this movie will leave you missing a really good time.… Expand
  4. JamesE.
    Jun 25, 2007
    7
    I'm glad I did not read the reviews before I went and saw the movie. "Evan Almighty" is funny and uplifting, a wonderful contrast to the rude, materialistic, road rage culture that depresses and wears me down from day-to-day. Its troubling when reviews point to the "moral of the story" as one of its problems. Rather, Its those who liked "Hostel Part II" who need to reevaluate why they enjoy such sadistic trash.… Expand
  5. GavGav96
    Dec 4, 2010
    3
    'Evan Almighty' strongly lacks the hilarious jokes, the original hooks, and the ridiculous references that made 'Bruce Almighty' so great. This is yet another example of how a film with Jim Carrey in it will make you laugh, but the Carrey-less sequel will make you frown.… Expand
  6. cameronmorewood
    Nov 8, 2012
    1
    Evan Almighty reeks like something one might produce from a squatting position.
  7. MarcusA.
    Jun 21, 2007
    0
    A gaping hole on Steve Carell's career. Unoriginal and very unfunny.

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