Evan Almighty
Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 22, 2007
4.7
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Mixed or average reviews based on 222 Ratings
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ShaktiJun 27, 2007
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 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
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survivorfan989Jul 1, 2013
Silly? Oh yes. Entertaining, well yeah it was. I didn't think I'd really like it, especially considering it was Steve Carell as the lead but I managed to quite enjoy this. It's a ridiculous idea but still in a way that manages to work, asSilly? Oh yes. Entertaining, well yeah it was. I didn't think I'd really like it, especially considering it was Steve Carell as the lead but I managed to quite enjoy this. It's a ridiculous idea but still in a way that manages to work, as long as you don't take it seriously. The cast works well together and with the exception of some bad CGI it comes together nicely in the end. Even Carell, who I normally don't like, is bareable and that's saying something! It's no Bruce Almighty but its OK.… Expand
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DerekK.Jun 27, 2007
After seeing Evan Almighty with my wife this evening, I am happy to join to underground resistance in support of the movie. Very cheerful and fun, the comedy is "cute" comedy, which if you are too full of yourself you may not enjoy. You do After seeing Evan Almighty with my wife this evening, I am happy to join to underground resistance in support of the movie. Very cheerful and fun, the comedy is "cute" comedy, which if you are too full of yourself you may not enjoy. You do not have to stretch to enjoy it, we were thoroughly entertained. Looking forward to owning it on DVD.… Expand
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SandyJ.Jun 26, 2007
Awesome movie, I loved it - very uplifting and family-oriented! I'm waiting for a real Christian reviewer to be featured on this website!
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JJAug 28, 2007
A good family movie.
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SteveOct 11, 2007
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. 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
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MartianGurlJun 19, 2007
Loved this movie. I saw a sneak preview last weekend and was impressed with its ability to make me laugh without any off-color language or situations. (I'm rather juvenile and actually LIKE off-color humor like that evidenced in Loved this movie. I saw a sneak preview last weekend and was impressed with its ability to make me laugh without any off-color language or situations. (I'm rather juvenile and actually LIKE off-color humor like that evidenced in "Knocked Up," so I'm no moralist). The film is reminiscent of Disney-type family movies like "Parent Trap" or "Herbie the Love Bug." The actors committed to the roles and were great: Wanda Sykes was great. I was impressed with the animals, too. Overall, a movie I would feel relieved to take my aging parents and the kids to see.… Expand
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ChrisSandersJun 20, 2007
Loved it, I could take my whole family to it, it raises my hopes for Hollywood. It was funny without having to go overboard, and had an incredible cast, definitely a keeper!
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KellyM.Jun 23, 2007
The ratings of the critics are a clear testament to the biased opinions towards a Christian-based film. This film was hilarious, well-written, and not at all sappy or dull with its clever allusions. It looks like America has become too The ratings of the critics are a clear testament to the biased opinions towards a Christian-based film. This film was hilarious, well-written, and not at all sappy or dull with its clever allusions. It looks like America has become too cynical to see the good of a Random Act of Kindness.… Expand
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SamF.Jun 24, 2007
A funny movie for the whole family. This film Has its funny moments and although not the best movie is sure worthy of a movie ticket.
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JohnU.Jun 24, 2007
A great family flick with inviting laughter and reflection; inspiring.; very good acting, graet special effects. My 13 and 10 yo loved it as did my wife and I.
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MikeS.Jun 25, 2007
Once again the, ahem, professional critics missed it. I guess the professionals objected to the religious overtones, or maybe it was too upbeat. My wife and I brought our children, ages 6 & 8, to this movie and they absolutely
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DWJun 25, 2007
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 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
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JamesE.Jun 25, 2007
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 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
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BeccaWJun 26, 2007
wow, does Will G. think that the Christian Science Monitor is a true Christian website? that's actually not a Christian-affiliated church or website buddy, read the fine print. Anyway, the film was excellent, I loved it and laughed the wow, does Will G. think that the Christian Science Monitor is a true Christian website? that's actually not a Christian-affiliated church or website buddy, read the fine print. Anyway, the film was excellent, I loved it and laughed the whole time - Steve Carell is great and the message was very positive and inspiring too. What a concept - a feel-good movie you can take the whole family to!… Expand
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ChrisOJul 24, 2007
Great movie. Your family will all love it. Ignore negative reviews from dysfunctional critics.
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JeremyS.Aug 28, 2007
A movie made for families that is sure to please. Clearly those reviewing this movie have not adopted the frame of reference of a child or tired parent!
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MarcN.Jun 22, 2007
I do not know what film some of these reviewers saw, but the kids in my audience laughed themselves sick. No, this is not a dark, edgy Oscar-contender, but it is s fun family film -- remember those? Kids will like this film, as will the I do not know what film some of these reviewers saw, but the kids in my audience laughed themselves sick. No, this is not a dark, edgy Oscar-contender, but it is s fun family film -- remember those? Kids will like this film, as will the adults who take them. It is about time someone realized that a fun family film coud be made without resorting to thinly-veiled sexual humor (Surf's Up). Lighten up, go, and have fun.… Expand
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AnfyE.Jun 23, 2007
The kids loved it.
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CathyL.Jun 24, 2007
Laugh out loud funny that adults and kids will enjoy. A refreshing change from standard Hollywood fare.
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KathySJun 24, 2007
There were a couple of scenes where I laughed so hard that there were tears rolling down my cheeks, and that does not usually happen to me. I expected the movie to be a little too "adorable" for my tastes, but it wasn't overly There were a couple of scenes where I laughed so hard that there were tears rolling down my cheeks, and that does not usually happen to me. I expected the movie to be a little too "adorable" for my tastes, but it wasn't overly icky-sweet. Steve Carell is a very talented comic actor. In another actor's hands, this part might not have worked, but Carell hits all the right notes.… Expand
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[Anonymous]Jun 25, 2007
I generally follow metacritic's scores but I'm glad I didn't this time. Evan almighty was great without having to be filled with sex jokes/scenes or language. Steve Carell is basically, amazing. as usual.
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BenB.Jun 25, 2007
nice one Will G. Do you even know who the Christian Science people are? They are as far from Christianity as Marilyn Mansun is. They are not Christians.
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MarkB.Aug 27, 2007
The best on-screen portrayal of the Deity of all time was given not by George Burns or Morgan Freeman, but over 70 years ago by Rex Ingram. In the 1936 film version of Marc Connelly's The Green Pastures, a reimagining of Old Testament The best on-screen portrayal of the Deity of all time was given not by George Burns or Morgan Freeman, but over 70 years ago by Rex Ingram. In the 1936 film version of Marc Connelly's The Green Pastures, a reimagining of Old Testament Bible stories as Connelly assumed that many African-Americans saw them (and still an extremely entertaining and moving film, if you choose to overlook certain attitudes that were inextricably part of its time), Ingram plays "de Lawd" with tremendous dignity, majesty and a sly sense of humor. So it's absolutely no insult to Morgan Freeman to place him a close second to Ingram in the all-time cinematic God sweepstakes; unlike George Burns, who plays him a little TOO folksy for my tastes, Freeman balances wisdom, authority and casualness perfectly--and looks better in a white suit than Steve Martin and Tom Wolfe combined! Freeman's first appearance in his "biggest" role was opposite Jim Carrey in the underrated Bruce Almighty, a consistently amusing and occasionally rather insightful mainstream comedy whose major point--that man is completely incapable and ill-equipped to "play God"--is one that even some atheists and agnostics can live with. In this pleasant, family-oriented sequel, Freeman returns, issuing divine orders to the title character (Steve Carell, a newscaster in the first film and a politician here) to build an ark because, well, the heavenly weather forecast is calling for LOTS of rain. A major sticking point is that in the Book of Genesis, God promised Noah that He'd never flood the earth again, but this movie sidesteps this particular caveat rather cleverly. I also admired Evan Almighty's subtle conservationist message; it's puzzled me for a long time that the right wing has been so successfully able to hijack the energy issue almost to the degree of convincing a substantial portion of the fundamentalist community that Al Gore is practically the Antichrist, when it seems far more logical for Christians to want to exercise judicious stewardship over what God has entrusted man with rather than prodigally burning through it as though tomorrow's never coming. (Notably, some Christian leaders, such as Rick Warren, have recently thrown in with the environmentalists.) As a comedy, Evan Almighty has its flaws; being a Noah's Ark movie there are inevitably lots of jokes about animals, but noticeably quite a few more deal with what comes out of them than what goes in, which appears to be both a biological and a mathematical impossibility. But you don't have to be God Himself to be able to forgive the movie's faults anytime Freeman or Carell (who's a riot whether trying to control his kids, his critters, or his rapidly growing acres of unruly facial hair) are onscreen, individually or together. There's nobody around these days who's more capable than Carell of blending silliness and sympathy: in his TV series The Office he can make you cringe with embarrassment at his character's clueless gaucheries one moment and break your heart over his loneliness the next...and then, of course, there's his breakthrough movie The 40 Year Old Virgin, in which he and Catherine Keener transformed two hours of dick jokes into a surprisingly poignant, resonant love story. Evan Almighty doesn't always completely open the comedic floodgates, but Carell and Freeman are such consummate miracle workers that they more than keep this ark afloat.… Expand
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Meth-dudeApr 29, 2015
I have nothing against religion but this film is based on the bible.Steve Carrell is an amazing actor and he proves it in the movie even if the movie was not so funny.Morgan Freeman is also pretty good.It's a sometimes funny movie with greatI have nothing against religion but this film is based on the bible.Steve Carrell is an amazing actor and he proves it in the movie even if the movie was not so funny.Morgan Freeman is also pretty good.It's a sometimes funny movie with great acting but lame story.… Expand
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DawdlingPoetNov 27, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a pretty wacky movie, with Steve Carell playing a, on first impressions, mild mannered family man, who, when scared or susprised and so on, uses his usual facial expressions to over emote and become this quite comical figure.

The special effects are quite good, there's certainly plenty of CGI used (mainly the animals that follow Evan around, which I presume are mainly CGI), as you'd expect, given the story.

There is definitely humour here, mainly in the daftness of it, with animals in pairs following Evan around as I say, birds covering his office and Evan having to deal with it and act as if everything is normal. Then there are little jokes like Evan being given an 'Ark Building for Dummies' book by God.

There are clearly moral issues or messages being raised in this movie, environmental issues, these being that we should look after our land, not build on it all, preserve ecosystems and look after wildlife.

Its a pretty enjoyable movie that is family friendly, im sure that children would enjoy it for the animals and the CGI and they'd probably find the humour/comedy quite funny. I like that there is the more slapstick or visual comedy but there's also humour that adults can enjoy too, like the dummies book I already mentioned as well as one scene where he has a magazine open on an article about 'the metrosexual man', when he's trying to get used to his new 'look' (long flowing beard and all).

This is quite a sentimental movie and of course it is fairly mushy, like some other family movies, so expect that. Given the family aspect (his relationship with his wife is severely strained) and the moral environmental issues or messages raised, it may seem a little preachy and sentimental for some but I don't think that its too bad, as long as you know what its like and what to expect then you should enjoy it. I guess its true that it seems a little confused, in tha it starts off with more comedy but then it seems to try to be more of a serious movie, so you could ask - is this a comedy or a drama or what? but I think that really the comedy (very light hearted) over rides everything else, its quite amusing with some good dialog and it doesn't entirely treat itself too seriously either, even if there are more serious messages behind it. Morgan Freeman seems to be quite a good choice to play the 'Almighty' himself, being quite laid back and having fun watching what Evan does and offering some choice pieces of advice along the way. Yes it does try to make you think about environmental issues and so on but it isn't so full on that it ruins the comedy, which is the best part of it, in my opinion. The character of Evan himself is quite hilarious in parts, its funny where you realise quite how vain he is, with a very rigorous sort of beauty regime, which gets very much upset when he goes into the bathroom one morning to find he's suddenly grown a beard and no matter how quickly he shaves it off, it re-appears again almost instantly!.

This is a decent enough family movie, with good casting. Carell does well as the modern day Noah and there is some pretty impressive CGI, especially towards the end as the fateful day arrives!. Some may complain or may have complained that it seems a bit preachy but I didn't feel that it was anymore so than other family movies to be honest, I mean there are plenty of family friendly movies that have sub plots or messages about the environment, it isn't entirely shoved down our throats I felt and so it didn't bother me. I can see that this is a movie that kids would get at least some laughs from and there's the odd joke for adults too.

It may be a little preachy or sentimenal for some perhaps and could be seen as being a little confused mixed serious messages with comedy but I did enjoy watching it all the same and to be honest, I thought that it was better than I had expected, having noted some luke warm to really quite bad reviews of it in the past. This is a family movie and with that being the case, I think it is pretty good and I would recommend it… Expand
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