"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 (Morgan 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...”Movie type: Comedy - This comedy is aimed at a family audience, perhaps alienating star Steve Carell's more mature fans. There are lots of animals and digital effects, as well as silly slapstick that will play well to the young.
Director: Tom Shadyac
Script: Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe, Robert Florsheim, Josh Stolberg, Steve Oedekerk
Starring: Steve Carell (Evan Baxter), Morgan Freeman (God), Lauren Graham (Joan Baxter), Johnny Simmons (Dylan Baxter)
Length: 1 hr. 36 min.
Reviews:
”Average Evan Almighty is amusing in pieces but, taken as a whole, it offers little, and the morality lesson is galling.” Berardinelli, Internet Critic
”Below Average Evan Almighty, which turns Steve Carell into a modern-day Noah, might amuse the youngest members of the audience with its wide assortment of animals, but for those of us who would see it for its impressive human cast, it is nothing but a disappointment.” USA Today
”Average Once or twice the film reveals its good intentions and gets a laugh, but mostly it feels like a store-bought mix of jokes and sentiments.” Newsday
Source:
cinemareview.com
18.08.2007