Evan Almighty
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God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Evan Almighty as a big-budget comedy that squanders its premise and cast, with the special effects spectacle doing little to compensate for weak laughs and a heavy-handed message. Steve Carell's performance earned grudging credit as the film's lone saving grace, though most reviewers felt even he couldn't rescue the material. Audiences who turned out opening weekend were notably kinder than critics.
“Evan Almighty is a paper-thin alleged comedy with a laugh drought of biblical proportions, and a condescendingly simplistic spiritual message.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“shamelessly juvenile, pseudo-religious, mock-sincere”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Tom ShadyacDirector
Steve CarellEvan Baxter
Morgan FreemanGod
Lauren GrahamJoan Baxter
Johnny SimmonsDylan Baxter
Graham PhillipsJordan Baxter
Jimmy BennettRyan Baxter
John GoodmanCongressman Long
Wanda SykesRita
John Michael HigginsMarty
Jonah HillEugene
Molly ShannonEve Adams
Harve PresnellCongressman Burrows
John DebneyComposer
Steve OedekerkWriter
Joel CohenWriter
Alec SokolowWriter
Ian BakerCinematographyEvan Almighty
God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Evan Almighty as a big-budget comedy that squanders its premise and cast, with the special effects spectacle doing little to compensate for weak laughs and a heavy-handed message. Steve Carell's performance earned grudging credit as the film's lone saving grace, though most reviewers felt even he couldn't rescue the material. Audiences who turned out opening weekend were notably kinder than critics.
“Evan Almighty is a paper-thin alleged comedy with a laugh drought of biblical proportions, and a condescendingly simplistic spiritual message.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“shamelessly juvenile, pseudo-religious, mock-sincere”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Tom ShadyacDirectorSteve CarellEvan BaxterMorgan FreemanGodLauren GrahamJoan BaxterJohnny SimmonsDylan BaxterGraham PhillipsJordan BaxterJimmy BennettRyan BaxterJohn GoodmanCongressman LongWanda SykesRitaJohn Michael HigginsMartyJonah HillEugeneMolly ShannonEve AdamsHarve PresnellCongressman BurrowsJohn DebneyComposerSteve OedekerkWriterJoel CohenWriterAlec SokolowWriterIan BakerCinematographyRent & Buy