Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty (2007)

  • 23% of critics liked it
    (193 reviews)

  • 56% of users liked it
    (811,084 ratings)

40-Year-Old Virgin star Steve Carell reprises his role as preening newscaster Evan Baxter in this heavenly sequel to the 2003 Jim Carrey comedy hit. Shortly after television anchorman-turned-U.S. congressman Evan Baxter (Carell) relocates his family from Buffalo to Northern Virginia, God (Morgan… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Steve Oedekerk
Genres
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 22, 2007 Wide
On DVD
Oct 9, 2007
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com

    Evan Almighty belongs to that sorry cinema subgenre, Comedy without the Funny Bits.

  • Anna Smith, Time Out

    'Evan Almighty' misses so many tricks, it ultimately misses the mark.

  • Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice

    This is PG-rated proselytizing tinged with Al Gore self-righteousness, all with the narrative thrust of a film about the apocalypse starring Kirk Cameron.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    It's a paper-thin alleged comedy with a laugh drought of Biblical proportions.

  • Dana Stevens, Slate

    This is the Old Testament minus the wrath, divine retribution as chicken soup for the soul -- where's the fun in that?

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Candy R


    Evan (Steve Carell) meets God (Morgan Freeman) who commands him to build an ark to save people from the flood. His family and colleagues think he is going through a mid-life crisis. This movie is better than Bruce Almighty.

  • Directors C


    Evan Almighty is the most expensive comedy film of all time. It's effects are superb but it's not worth the money that it cost to make it. The whole sequel was unnecessary in the first place and the jokes were over used and tired. Steve Carell tries to make the film better… More

  • Jeff "


    Evan Almighty is an awful sequel to an awful film. I hated this film, I hated the message it, and everything about it was horrible. The story was bad, the acting was bad the pacing was bad, and as a religious comedy it failed just like the first one. I felt that the entire religious… More

  • Marc L


    You know, I love Steve Carrell. He was pretty funny in "Over the Hedge" and VERY funny in "Get Smart". I also really liked "Bruce Almighty". It's one of my top 10 or 15 favorite comedies. So when this came out, I had fairly high expectations. I said… More

  • Jim C


    Evan Almight is a terrible comedy. The plot was boring and cliche and a movie a 4 year old could write after hearing the story of Noah. The cast wasn't funny and that rare from Steve Carell. The effects sucked and they didn't need a big budget for a comedy. Only thing… More

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