Evan Almighty (2007)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

Steve Oedekerk (screenplay)
Steve Oedekerk (story) ...

Release Date:

22 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

A comedy of biblical proportions

Plot:

God (Freeman) contacts Congressman Evan Baxter (Carell) and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

Plot Keywords:

Wisecrack Humor | Excrement | News Reporter | Flood | Box Office Flop

Awards:

1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Evan Baxter
Morgan Freeman	...	God
Lauren Graham	...	Joan Baxter
Johnny Simmons	...	Dylan Baxter
Graham Phillips	...	Jordan Baxter
Jimmy Bennett	...	Ryan Baxter
John Goodman	...	Congressman Long
Wanda Sykes	...	Rita
John Michael Higgins	...	Marty
Jonah Hill	...	Eugene
Molly Shannon	...	Eve Adams
Harve Presnell	...	Congressman Burrows
P.J. Byrne	...	Evan's Staffer
Ralph Louis Harris	...	Evan's Staffer (as Ralph Harris)
Arden Myrin	...	Evan's Staffer

Also Known As:

Bruce Almighty 2 (USA) (working title)
Bruce: The Second Coming (USA) (working title)
The Passion of the Ark (USA) (original script title)
A Volta do Todo Poderoso (Brazil) [pt]
Aman tanrim! (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Evan Allmächtig (Germany) [de]
Evan le tout-puissant (Canada: French title) [fr]
Evan taivaanlahja (Finland) [fi]
Evan tout-puissant (France) [fr]
Evan, a minden6ó (Hungary) [hu]
Impresa da Dio, Un' (Italy) [it]
Kõikvõimas Evan (Estonia) [et]
Noe gia mia vdomada (Greece) [el]
Regreso del todopoderoso (Argentina) [es]
Sigo como dios (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild rude humor and some peril.

Runtime:

95 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Peru:PT | Australia:G | UK:PG | Hong Kong:I | USA:PG | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:6 | Germany:6 | Ireland:PG | Taiwan:GP | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/6 | Malaysia:18PL | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

As of June 2007, it is the most expensive comedy film ever made.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The license plates of the cars are California plates, but the movie takes place in Virgina.

Quotes:

Eugene: [to Evan] I love you!... I mean, I think we should hang out socially... I have a new ping pong table.

Movie Connections:

References "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964)

Soundtrack:

Sharp Dressed Man

A good family movie, far from being 'haha' funny.

Although I enjoy Steve Carrell's work, Evan the Almighty, like so many other overdone films turned out to be a lot worse than I hoped it would be.

This turned out to be a cheesy family movie, the kind that employ famous comedian to improve their image, but ultimately fail to deliver.

The usual Carell's dorky humour is almost absent from the movie and though he did make me chuckle a few times, there was nothing hilarious about him in Evan the Almighty.

His 3 kids, although were probably somehow important for a biblical character, were really quite useless in the movie and terrible actors. Even his wife, was somewhat of a third leg for such a simple storyline.

Spending so much money on making a comedy was a huge mistake. Although, Carell's career might profit from this movie, there's no real reason to go see it.

If only there was a little less of his family, a little more of Carell, Molly Shannon and maybe some other SNL cast, it could have actually been a lot more entertaining.

4/10 for a few chuckles here and there.