To be perfectly honest this exceeded my low expectations. I am a fan of Steve Carell and this is a good example of why. He can still make me laugh with little to work with.
God instructs Noah to build the ark in Holy Bible Verse Genesis, 6:14. Evan summoned by God to ask him to build Noah's Ark onto something of Biblical proportions. He loads the hundred animals onto the Ark. God tells Evan the flood will come mid-day on September 22 cause the dam will burst break through & the crowd witnesses the flood of water approaching on-board the Ark lands touching the front of the Capitol.
Were the animals necessary? The ending proved to be quite lame, and it did not seem as comedic as Bruce Almighty. In fact, the whole movie seemed different from the original.
shouldn't of made this... not a comedy like the first, too much bible hugging family goodness, not what I expected after the first one. Not a fan of animals in movies either...I thought they would be all CGI, but no.
It is a funny and well acted flix for all the family with a excellent moral. The special effects were so well done that we wondered which animals were real and which were not. I really enjoyed this movie.
Very different story line from Bruce Almighty. Some good comedy lines throughout the movie. If you liked the first one then you are sure to take to the second one!
This is probably one of the worst movies i´ve ever seen. totally pointles and not fun at all. The synopsis is so fucking bad that it isint even funny in a "so bad it´s funny way"
"Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?"
Believe it or not, they actually tried to incorporate a message into this.. but for me it just didn't come out like it was expected to. I don't understand how they can have this so called 'comedy' and expect to have a message like this come through. A lot of people are saying, and I completely agree, that this is nothing like Bruce Almighty. That movie I actually laughed out loud at, a lot of times.. the only funny jokes in this I just smiled at. Nothing outrageously funny like some people would expect from Steve Carell. It's like a more biblical version, though the story has no similarities. I even noticed that Steve Carell's character, Evan Baxter, was quite a lot different than we see in Bruce Almighty. So I found myself comparing this to Bruce Almighty, maybe not such a great idea.
It's actually quite a funny, yet stupid idea for the plot. Evan Baxter moves to a new town, leaving his career as a News Reporter. He becomes a congressman when he movies to his new house with his wife and three kids. It's not long after they movie that Evan is approached by God, who suggests that Evan builds an Ark in preparation for a flood. First Evan thinks it's all a joke, but soon two of every animal start to follow him to work and everywhere he goes.. and he works out that in order to get rid of them he must build the ark. Apparently, it's also a great way for his family to bond building it together... And so Evan Baxter becomes Noah.
Steve Carell was no where near as funny as you'd expect.. not that it's completely his fault. The script gave him only a few chances to make his part entertaining. I would have liked to see Morgan Freeman in more of this flick, he was great for his 'small' part. Lauren Graham was worse than average, unconvincing and made some scenes with her character seem just.. stupid. Wanda Sykes and Jonah Hill were some of the more interesting characters, Jonah made me smile the most out of anyone in this.
So this was a slightly less than average film.. if you do see this, don't expect to see anything like Bruce Almighty.
Ok so... I understand the moral of the story... but all those animals weren't even from that area. They didn't need an ark, they needed to stay home. It only flooded a strip of the city.
boring and predictable. Steve Carell is a one-role actor. The best twist in the whole movie was that the ARK actually stood for an act of random kindness.
The second part of the Almighty story, with Evan from the first movie... Evan wants to change the world and god give him that chance, buth not in the way Evan wants to... God asks Evan to build an ark for every single animal in the world! Very funny movie!
Expected more from this movie...it's Steve Carrell for goodness sakes!!! It's fairly entertaining, you won't be horribly disappointed, though the plot is kinda bad/awkward...
"Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?"
Believe it or not, they actually tried to incorporate a message into this.. but for me it just didn't come out like it was expected to. I don't understand how they can have this so called 'comedy' and expect to have a message like this come through. A lot of people are saying, and I completely agree, that this is nothing like Bruce Almighty. That movie I actually laughed out loud at, a lot of times.. the only funny jokes in this I just smiled at. Nothing outrageously funny like some people would expect from Steve Carell. It's like a more biblical version, though the story has no similarities. I even noticed that Steve Carell's character, Evan Baxter, was quite a lot different than we see in Bruce Almighty. So I found myself comparing this to Bruce Almighty, maybe not such a great idea.
It's actually quite a funny, yet stupid idea for the plot. Evan Baxter moves to a new town, leaving his career as a News Reporter. He becomes a congressman when he movies to his new house with his wife and three kids. It's not long after they movie that Evan is approached by God, who suggests that Evan builds an Ark in preparation for a flood. First Evan thinks it's all a joke, but soon two of every animal start to follow him to work and everywhere he goes.. and he works out that in order to get rid of them he must build the ark. Apparently, it's also a great way for his family to bond building it together... And so Evan Baxter becomes Noah.
Steve Carell was no where near as funny as you'd expect.. not that it's completely his fault. The script gave him only a few chances to make his part entertaining. I would have liked to see Morgan Freeman in more of this flick, he was great for his 'small' part. Lauren Graham was worse than average, unconvincing and made some scenes with her character seem just.. stupid. Wanda Sykes and Jonah Hill were some of the more interesting characters, Jonah made me smile the most out of anyone in this.
So this was a slightly less than average film.. if you do see this, don't expect to see anything like Bruce Almighty.
I am not much of a mainstream comedy fan, but decided to give this a try after watching Steve Carell in Dan In Real Life. I'm glad I took the chance because unlike the over-the-top antics of Jim Carrey, Carell's brand of subtle humor is more to my liking and I really enjoyed this. Also can't go wrong with Morgan Freeman and Lauren Graham co-starring. Cute movie with a message, but one that thankfully doesn't become too preachy.
Hilarious Film!! I Enjoyed It More Than Bruce Almighty!! The Visual Effects Are Brilliant When The Blood Comes And The Clouds Darken Aswell!! Steve Carell Is Brilliant In It. I Hope There Will Be Another Almighty Film. If There Will Be, I Think Either Adam Sandler Or Will Ferrell Would Be Brilliant In It.
I think they used the tag along title from the first one just to get people to watch it personally. This one didn't have the main character become God like in the first one, just had him become referenced with a biblical character not to save the world, but to save a small, rich community. I thought it was pretty crappy in the story department, but I will admit the comedy aspects were well done.
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