Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

After 10 years, I finally saw this-the sequel to Bruce Almighty-a few days ago at a hotel in Washington State on DVD with some relatives. We very much enjoyed it with many references to the Noah and the Ark story in the Bible. Compared to the Jim Carrey one, this one was more family-oriented concerning humor but there were quite many hilarious scenes and lines abounded. And Morgan Freeman is usually good in whatever he's in so that's a definite plus. Steve Carell was fine in his bit part in Bruce Almighty and I also loved him in "The Office" and The 40-Year-Old Virgin he made the previous year so I managed to find him mostly funny enough in this. Oh, and all those animals appearing was definitely a highlight for us as we were watching it! So that's a recommendation for Evan Almighty.

When I began watching this movie, I completely expected a rip-off of the hilariously funny "Bruce Almighty" starring Jim Carrey. Same concept, same jokes, same old, right?! Thankfully, this version went in a bit of a different direction and was all the better for it.The film follows news-caster Evan (from the first film, played by Steve Carell) as he leaves the newsroom behind and branches out into politics. Of course, just when it seems he has it made, he gets a little visit from God (once again personified brilliantly by Morgan Freeman). God tells Evan that he must build an Ark (ala Noah), as "a flood is coming". At first, Evan tries desperately to ignore or even outright thwart the "hand of God", but quickly learns that such an attitude is impossible. Thus, the Ark begins to be built and hilarity ensues.Yet, despite the great sight sags and situational humor that Carell (of "The Office" fame) nails so perfectly, is this film really a comedy? I would have to say an emphatic "no". The only actual jokes offered are commentary from Wanda Sykes, and those get old real fast. Instead, the directors/producers use a combination of those sight gags and crazy situations to fashion a family film with a great message and a compelling storyline. Basically, while it may not have you laughing out loud, you will find yourself chuckling throughout, then actually caring about what happens to the characters at the end.Going in that more family-oriented direction saved this film from becoming a re-tread of the first effort. The writers knew that only Carrey could have nailed the physical comedy and "in-your- face" jokes of "Bruce Almighty", so they toned it down a bit for the much more understated (yet still funny in its own way) Carell.This film is perfectly safe to watch with your children and enjoy with the entire family. It isn't an instant classic, but you won't be looking at your watch, either.

Evan Almighty (2007): Dir: Tom Shadyac / Cast: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, Molly Shannon: Bruce Almighty regarded the nature of God. Here we witness His power through ordinary people. Evan Baxter is elected into congress and God tells him to build an Ark. He refuses but his hair grows and animals follow him two by two. Directed by Tom Shadyac with a rushed plot but a terrific climax with flood at hand and an enormous boat. Shadyac previously made Bruce Almighty as well as The Nutty Professor. Steve Carell plays Evan with manic energy from his dealing with sudden hair growth to animals taking a sudden interest in him. Morgan Freeman returns as God as a reminder of the Biblical account of Noah. One issue that arises in the screenplay regards whether or not this flood would actually threaten all wildlife?It seems a tad unnecessary to lure in every species for a flood that takes place in a remote place. Supporting roles are complete cardboard with Lauren Graham as Baxter's wife and John Goodman as his pig-headed boss. This will not likely be placed at the top of their resumes. Molly Shannon appears but to many she will always be Mary Katherine Gallagher. On the same level as the first film although the subject matter is different in that both reference different Biblical areas. In this film God points out the theme with A.R.K. Acts of Random Kindness. Score: 6 / 10

I quite enjoyed the original "Bruce Almighty" movie which centred on a then-at-his-peak Jim Carrey, where Steve Carell's Evan Baxter was a supporting character. This revisiting of the idea of Morgan Freeman's white-suited God picking another hapless human to carry out his instructions and so avert a great disaster while of course coincidentally re-connect with his wife and family, is diminished by its return, although early in the movie there is some palatable humour and while the ending is highly contrived, there is still some C-Gen SFX to catch the eye.Carell, whose career-profile in Hollywood as risen as Carrey's has fallen their earlier "Almighty" appearances, does his best to carry the film, but that feeling of déjà-vu from the plotting from before, is off-putting. However, the film deliberately isn't as racy as Carrey's Bruce outing, not necessarily a bad thing but the urge for going for the family audience, or at least the mawkish sentimentality which accompanies it certainly shoukd have been resisted.It's really a movie of two halves, Carell's gradual morphing in the first half into a modern- day Noah, head-to-toe air and robe to match, is fairly humorous but the second half founders as it strives for spectacle and adventure, at the expense, unfortunately, of the laugh count. Still, Carell as I said, is pleasantly engaging, Morgan Freeman earns an easy pay-day as God Part 2 and John Goodman, bad toupee and all (I'm guessing it was deliberate) gets to ham it up as a self-aggrandising politician.The film is definitely at the featherweight end of the light entertainment scale, but as undemanding family fun goes, it did its job.