Evan Almighty (2007)

Sadly Over-hyped

Nice effects though.

Excellent but underrated film

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

It's a great comedy, I'll give you that. But everything in the movie is just to badly made, and stereotypical. But, it's entertaining.

It's about doing the right thing even when it's not popular. I know it's been done before, but it's still entertaining. "How do you change the world? One Act of Random Kindness at a time" A R K

Currently 5.4/10 on IMDb and just 37 Metascore. Are those truly representative of the quality of this production ? Nope. This is the story of a congressman whose career is going strong and whose social status keeps rising, but lacks that which is most important in his life: family chemistry and strength. He tries hard but fails badly at satisfying on both fronts. One day, he meets 'God', who has a mission for him. The film does a great job at being inspired by a previous film, 'Bruce Almighty', while never being anything of a mere sequel, and while standing alone on its own. There is great depth in this film in that Evan is chosen to do a job of biblical proportions, in a pragmatic world that believes in nothing but power and money, and that through this trying adversity, is the coming together of a family, that finally finds love. The dialog is very subtle in places: I remember especially when God talks to Evan's wife in the restaurant, very deep. It's not surprising the cinema people wouldn't like this film that much, although it is certainly troubling. Very solid film, very well written, original, well acted out, strong from start to finish makes for a smooth viewing with humor, depth and, for once, a true message.

When Bruce Almighty was released to the public in 2003, I really laughed it out. The general idea of seeing Jim Carrey becoming God was really enjoyable to watch.So here is the sequel with Evan (Steve Carell, amazing) as the main character, who is now embracing the path of a congressman, is chosen by God (Morgan Freeman) to build an ark because another biblical flood is coming in.Let's be clear, Evan will not have superpowers like his previous workmate, Bruce Nolan, had the privilege to get rewarded to accomplish his mighty job. He is on his own with God on his side who is enjoying himself to turn Evan into Noah: His hair becomes longer, he is growing a long beard despite shaving continuously, he's even trading his nice political suit for a long shackled dress.During that time, Evan is trying to continue carrying on his job of congressman, provoking more and more disbelief from his fellow workmates and staff while his appearance is changing. At the end he is taken for a nut and a laughing stock by the general population and journalists who are watching him building the Ark. But at the end of the movie, the flood (which was much less disastrous as the Biblical one) finally happens, prompting Evan to let all his detractors to enter the ark saving them and as a result, is celebrated like he deserves to be.What is lacking in this script is the general craziness and freedom Jim Carrey enjoyed in Bruce Almighty. Seeing him torturing and playing with the people around him by using his Mighty powers was the most enjoyable thing to see in the first movie. Unfortunately in this sequel, Steve Carell doesn't enjoy the same level of creating freedom. That's the biggest regret of this movie. Maybe if the huge comic potential of Steve Carell would have been better employed, this movie would have had another impact on the audience.