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.
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.
Bruce Almighty, which starred Jim Carrey, was a pretty average comedy with a few laughs and was overall fun. This sequel, which stars Steve Carrell, isn't as fun or funny as its predecessor. Despite its star cast it follows a formula which we've seen in other family films such as 'The Santa Clause', Eddy Murphy's 'Dr. Dolittle' and of course Bruce Almighty.
Okay, i really tried to give this one a chance. I wanted to laugh, i almost forced myself to laugh, but i just wasn't able to croak one out! I kept waiting, and waiting, and WAITING for this movie to get funny, but it never really happened! There may have been three or four parts that may have been slightly amusing, but i just couldn't muster up the strength to get a nice jolly laugh going. The whole thing was rediculous, and went a little overboard in the good, clean, family humor department. It was corny, and predictable, and to be prefectly honest i think i would have had a better time sitting through oral surgery than attempting to watch this flick.
Bruce Almighty was a much better movie in my opinion.
This movie was much better than I expected. Funny and beautiful. Okay the story itself is a bit unbelievable but the point is strong. And I like the animals. Steve Carell surprised me and Morgan Freeman is always good!
Bruce Almighty was better. But the only reason I went to see it was because I'm a fan of Lauren Graham. I do like Steve Carell for his role in Litle Miss Sunshine, but I was a bit bored in this movie.
This one is really not for the seekers of a fulfilling cimnematic experience. The actor I first recognized really was Lauren Graham, whom you will remember from The Gilmore Girls, of course, and here she takes a contrastingly minor role. She plays the wife of Evan (Steve Carell), a newly elected Congressman and busy husband/father who is blessed by God (of course, one of my personal favorites Morgan Freeman) as the modern-day, anciently-equipped and -defined Noah. It's rather an odd film, and its credibility is supposed to come from the incredibility of the supporting characters -- that is, the audience is associated with Evan's wife, coworkers, etc., who do not believe in Evan's supposedly God-sanctioned quest to build the legendary Ark. We are supposed to develop credibility with these skeptical charcters' development of belief... It's a nice try, and if you have a heart and you're a sap for Freeman then you are able to climb onto the wagon. It's sort of strange, and in a different line of humor (as in, no laughs at all) than Jim Carey's Bruce Almightly, which I personally enjoyed much more, but it's touching and a good one to give the kids. Let's say it's limitedly targeted and minorly entertaining.
I was pretty scared of the g rating - but ive found that I have a soft spot for family movies. I'd dont think ive ever said i've hated a family movie before. Anyway this was pretty run of the mill - and not that funny. Except for Wanda Sykes. I was pissing myself becuase everytime she'd say anything and i mean ANYTHING it wouldbe some ghetty black woman joke with the word 'damn' in it. Also, i heard this had a huge budget but the effects - which all happened at the end wern't that great. PS - it really annoyis me when you see that someone has reviewed a movie in your community but theres no way of finding who did it. Who's scene this?
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