one hundred and seventy five million dollars is a hell of a lot of money to spend on even the biggest summer blockbuster. not even michael bay had a budget that big for transformers and so exactly how universal pictures spent that much cash making evan almighty is a mystery. they certainly do not spend it on the script for one thing as the film is not so much a classic comedy as it is christian flag waving and bar one or two quiet chuckles and youre most likely to spend the duration wondering where the budget went or why steve carrell felt the need to slum it in a decidedly average movie at the exact moment when his star profile has begun to rise. a sequel to the jim carrey comedy bruce almighty and this film sees former supporting character evan baxter (carrell) moving up the ladder into the main player slot. the story opens with him leaving the news desk to become a public official and moving to washington with his wife and three generic sons (slightly weird primary school moppet and spirited middle schooler and sulky teenager). evan bid to change the world through politics however gets a spanner in the works when god (morgan freeman) appears and asks him to build an ark. in other words and it an updating of the old genesis story and with evan fighting off cynicism and naysayers to build the immense boat. unfortunately and while the premise is reasonably promising and it sadly does not provide many laughs. there a bit of fun to be had in the early going where evan straight laced mp tries to juggle the demands of public service with the unwelcome packs of animals that follow him around and a beard that resists all attempts to shave it and but as soon as he accepts his divine mission and the film takes a nosedive. from this point on and it turns into a message movie. evan begins preaching with alarming regularity and morgan freeman keeps turning up to offer kind wisdom and while gently prodding his chosen in the right direction. without evan resistance though and the only trace of comedy left comes in the form of a few rubbish animal feces jokes and john michael higgin role as evan exasperated right hand man. higgins may show the same rich comic potential that he did previously in arrested development and but his enthusiasm cannot save the sinking vessel and especially seeing as carrell has all but placed his formidable improv skills on the back burner. in some respects and it slightly similar to the passion of the christ and but unlike mel gibson movie which encouraged everyone to believe in god through blood letting and guilt tripping and evan almighty tries a more gentle approach. the movie simply tells us that we should have faith in god and because he has faith in us. unfortunately and this movie is just as likely to make you laugh as the passion is. carrell is on autopilot and the jokes do not exist and wanda sykes makes a bid to become the most annoying person on the planet. it might be sweet and but somebody just tossed $175 000 000 overboard. 
one hundred and seventy five million dollars is a hell of a lot of money to spend on even the biggest summer blockbuster. not even michael bay had a budget that big for transformers and so exactly how universal pictures spent that much cash making evan almighty is a mystery. they certainly do not spend it on the script for one thing as the film is not so much a classic comedy as it is christian flag waving and bar one or two quiet chuckles and youre most likely to spend the duration wondering where the budget went or why steve carrell felt the need to slum it in a decidedly average movie at the exact moment when his star profile has begun to rise. a sequel to the jim carrey comedy bruce almighty and this film sees former supporting character evan baxter (carrell) moving up the ladder into the main player slot. the story opens with him leaving the news desk to become a public official and moving to washington with his wife and three generic sons (slightly weird primary school moppet and spirited middle schooler and sulky teenager). evan bid to change the world through politics however gets a spanner in the works when god (morgan freeman) appears and asks him to build an ark. in other words and it an updating of the old genesis story and with evan fighting off cynicism and naysayers to build the immense boat. unfortunately and while the premise is reasonably promising and it sadly does not provide many laughs. there a bit of fun to be had in the early going where evan straight laced mp tries to juggle the demands of public service with the unwelcome packs of animals that follow him around and a beard that resists all attempts to shave it and but as soon as he accepts his divine mission and the film takes a nosedive. from this point on and it turns into a message movie. evan begins preaching with alarming regularity and morgan freeman keeps turning up to offer kind wisdom and while gently prodding his chosen in the right direction. without evan resistance though and the only trace of comedy left comes in the form of a few rubbish animal feces jokes and john michael higgin role as evan exasperated right hand man. higgins may show the same rich comic potential that he did previously in arrested development and but his enthusiasm cannot save the sinking vessel and especially seeing as carrell has all but placed his formidable improv skills on the back burner. in some respects and it slightly similar to the passion of the christ and but unlike mel gibson movie which encouraged everyone to believe in god through blood letting and guilt tripping and evan almighty tries a more gentle approach. the movie simply tells us that we should have faith in god and because he has faith in us. unfortunately and this movie is just as likely to make you laugh as the passion is. carrell is on autopilot and the jokes do not exist and wanda sykes makes a bid to become the most annoying person on the planet. it might be sweet and but somebody just tossed $175 000 000 overboard. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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