Evan Almighty
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Steve Carell, Lauren Graham, Morgan Freeman, John Goodman
Rated: PG
95 minutes
Well I’ll be. Here I was ready to damn this movie
to hell and it wasn’t that bad. ‘That bad’ meaning it
wasn’t the worst comedy every made.
The story is based on the biblical fairy tale of Noah’s Arc. Back
in the day this story almost got me kicked out of Sunday school because
I refused to accept it as having actually happened. Sure I digged the
evil, old testament god; and what young boy doesn’t dream about
vengefully killing every living thing in a flood? My problem was with
the two of every animal thing and the inbreeding needed to repopulate
the species. I’m all for faith and whatever stories get you through
life, but saying this actually happened is just silly. Granted it’s
not as far fetched as Scientology but it’s not exactly close fetched
either.
This incarnation of the Noah story is Disney-esque in its simplicity.
Here the delightful Steve Carell plays a news anchor, turned congressman,
turned god’s tool. The villain is the always fantastic John Goodman
as your average congressman getting rich off doing what’s best for
crooked developers. Luckily it’s not real life and an act of god
sets him straight. The arc is huge, the animals are cute, and the sparse
laughs come almost exclusively from hammer hitting thumb jokes.
I wouldn’t go so far as to recommend this film, but if you’re
dragged to it, expect the absolute worst and it won’t be quite that
bad. For a better kids flick check out Nancy Drew.
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