Steve carell is wonderfully ditzy as the object of gods direct affection and attention. And unlike the biblical flood, where all the wicked ignored noah and perished, in this movie gods love and mercy a new testament paradigm intervenes and not a single person is killed. I have friends who have very very well off friends. A spinoffsequel, titled evan almighty, was released on june 22, 2007, with steve carell reprising his role as evan baxter and morgan freeman returning to his role as god. Steve carell morgan freeman lauren graham john goodman john michael higgins jimmy bennett graham phillips wanda sykes johnny simmons jonah hill molly. Evan almighty dvd, 2007, widescreen for sale online ebay. The number 614 shows up multiple times throughout the movie to make a reference. Evan was the reporter who lost his job when jim carreys character bruce misused the powers god morgan freeman had allowed him to use for a day to see if it was as easy to be god as. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. Evan almighty strongly lacks the hilarious jokes, the original hooks, and the ridiculous references that made bruce almighty so great. God tells evan that by building the ark and uniting people, he changed the world. Steve carell evan baxter, morgan freeman god, lauren graham joan baxter, john goodman congressman long, john michael higgins marty, jimmy bennett ryan baxter, wanda sykes rita, jonah hill eugene, molly shannon eve adams, graham phillips jordan baxter.
This story is about evan who we met first in bruce almighty, now leaving his job as a tv news anchorman in buffalo, ny to become the newly elected congressman in washington d. Evan almighty on dvd october 9, 2007 starring steve carell, morgan freeman, lauren graham, john goodman. When universal pictures comedy bruce almighty arrived at the summer box office on memorial day weekend in 2003, it blew audiences and boxoffice records away. Evan almighty was a surprising familyorientated film that exceded all of my expectations. The plot was boring and cliche and a movie a 4 year old could write after hearing the story of noah. The cast wasnt funny and that rare from steve carell. After a brutal turn as a sociopathic mob boss in paul mcguigans lucky number slevin 2006, freeman reprised his turn as god in the 2007 bruce almighty sequel evan almighty. After all, freeman has played god twice evan almighty, bruce almighty, and the united states president deep impact, but foremost he is one of the most respected and revered actors in modern day cinema. I watched it without my 3 year old and 7 year old to screen the film, however i cannot wait to watch it with them. Evan almighty is a 2007 comedy film, and sequel to bruce almighty 2003. Throughout the film, morgan god is calmly persistent to pursue evan to build an ark. This is yet another example of how a film with jim carrey in it will make you laugh, but the evan almighty strongly lacks the hilarious jokes, the original hooks, and the ridiculous references that made bruce almighty so great. So you would think this academy award winning actor would have his choice of roles, but the 79yearold actor tells cinemovie that is not. Evan almighty is a cute, funny and heartwarming family movie with a thrilling ending that makes up for the movies theological missteps.
Each of these different parts of the film contain many minor sequences of events leading up to these seven main parts. Morgan freeman would return for bruce almighty 2 slashfilm. The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and. When god appears with the perplexing request to build an ark, evan is sure he is losing it. Evan almighty 2007 stream and watch online moviefone. God summons narcissistic evan to build an ark in preparation for a flood. The film was directed by tom shadyac, written by steve oedekerk, based on the characters created by steve koren and mark okeefe from the original film. Evan almighty comes to dvd with a boatload of special features. Evan almighty is more a family film than adult comedy and unfortunately the end credit sequence is by far the best moment of the film 2 stars. Almighty movie starring steve carell and morgan freeman. The ark makes its way to the capitol building right in the nick of time before the new law on land and property gets passed. Steve carrel wanted take after take and for it to be perfect.
Evan packs his wife and three sons into the family hummer and heads to capitol hillwhere he meets congressman long, a seasoned politician eager to secure evans loyalties to get a bill passed. Although evan almighty has strong biblical references, it also has some scatological humor and theological problems. This wimpy family comedy tries, halfheartedly, to fuse the planets ecological woes with much of the countrys religious convictions, while taking broad swipes at. And a good example of the movies low brow side is the theater marquee shown to be playing a movie called the 40 year old virgin mary. Okay, they got that wrong, but its a movie after all evan almighty, well, quotes the bible once in order to pass itself off as a christian movie and it kind of ends thereoh, and the anthropomorphic animals help build the ark and stuff, so unlike the rock people of noah they are totally made up, instead of mostly made up. He starred in rob reiners 2007 film the bucket list, opposite jack nicholson. Evans campaign promise and slogan was to change the world. The loose sequel to bruce almighty, steve carell and morgan freeman take on a new project in evan almighty. God contacts congressman evan baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood. The 2003 film, which costarred morgan freeman as god, jennifer. Watch evan almighty trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone.
This movie evan almighty speaks volumes about those who are put into entrusted positions in our government, then engage in all. Morgan freeman takes on the role of god again, while carell assumes the metaphorical role to the story of noahs ark. While evans networking on capitol hill with his staff wanda sykes, who gets the best lines, and character. You might remember evan from the first of this series, bruce almighty. Steve carell, reprising his role as the polished, preening newscaster evan baxter of bruce almighty, is the next one anointed by. In the film, evan almighty there are seven main parts to the movie consisting of. He said he couldnt believe that the movie got made. Released june 22nd, 2007, evan almighty stars steve carell, morgan freeman, lauren graham, john goodman the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of 37 out of 100. In this sequel, evan is a newlyelected congressman living in a suburban mcmansion. Even carells character is much altered from his supporting part in the first film. With steve carell, morgan freeman, lauren graham, johnny simmons. Evan almighty is a hilarious movie with several usable discussion clips.
When evan almighty gets political, just say noah the. Apparently god was answering universal pictures prayers for cash by showing them how not to make a hit movie. Change the world, build an ark, one act of random kindness, youre noah. Evan almighty isnt really a sequel to bruce almighty although they share characters god played by morgan freeman, and evan baxter played by steve carrell. Nine years after bruce almighty, universal is plotting a second coming. Only few people know that morgan freeman, at age 65, earned a private pilots license and owns at least three private aircraft. Steve carell playing evan baxter as a congressman who is assigned a task by god morgan freeman to build an ark but with evan now in a position of power and with a family in a. With jim carrey, jennifer aniston, morgan freeman, philip baker hall. A guy who complains about god too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world. Steve carell and morgan freeman star in this comedy thats a great time for everyone. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. I was not even going to rent it, however something made me do it. Evan almighty is a 2007 american fantasy disaster comedy film, and a standalone sequel and spinoff of bruce almighty 2003. The film is nominally a sequel to bruce almighty, although it bears little relation to the 2003 jim carrey hitexcept for the divine intervention of morgan freeman, who returns in his role as god.
In this guise, he tells her that god does not give things, but only the opportunity by which to obtain things, citing togetherness of families as one of these things. The 2003 film bruce almighty was one of jim carreys last bonafide hits, and also a movie that went just about as literal as possible with the idea that morgan freeman is god. Freeman played god in the first film, and the spinoff evan almighty. They were at some fund raiser and morgan freeman was there and at their table. Evan almighty is the most expensive comedy film of all time. If jim carrey plays his character, and if i was called on, i. Freeman also is a beekeeper after becoming concerned with the decline of honeybees, he decided to turn his ranch into a sanctuary for bees in july 2014, starting with 26 bee hives. In evan almighty, steve carell picks up where jim carrey left off in the 2003 manmeetsgod comedy bruce almighty, in which carrell portrayed scenestealing, selfcentered newscaster evan baxter. Evan almighty is the follow up to bruce almighty but is a stand alone film and very much different in how it looks and feels overall when compared to bruce almighty.
Some time later, evan is with his family on a hike and talks with god morgan freeman. After the success of dumb and dumber to, jim carrey has relaxed his. It was directed by tom shadyac and stars steve carell, lauren graham, john goodman, and morgan freeman reprising his role as god. Although shadyac returned to direct the sequel, neither carrey nor aniston was involved with the film, and carreys character, bruce, is never mentioned in the film. Evan almighty is a 2007 american fantasy disaster comedy film, and a stand alone sequel and.
The most recent home video release of evan almighty movie is august 6, 2012. Steve carell in evan almighty 2007 morgan freeman and steve carell in. A concrete base was built to support the weight of the large ark. Meanwhile, evans family interprets his new hobby as a midlife crisis. I think i would have to if they did it, freeman said. Steve carell and morgan freeman star in evan almighty, a modern day noahs ark. After jumping from jim carrey to steve carell as lead actor, production of the film began in january 2006. When morgan freeman prevails upon me to, say, part the border fence and let the illegal immigrants go, i hope that assignment proves more compelling than watching steve carell build an ark in evan almighty. This spinoff of bruce almighty opens with upwardly mobile buffalo, n. Evan almighty n o one seems to have a single good thing to say about this movie, so lets reverse that trend. Bruce almighty marked his first major film role, and in 2007 his character got a sequel, evan almighty, a modern take on the noahs ark tale costarring freeman reprising his role as god and. Freeman appeared as god in the hit film bruce almighty and its sequel evan almighty. Little did i know, i would learn some valuable lessons from the movie. Some time after joan leaves evan, god appears to her as a waiter at a diner, wearing a name tag displaying al mighty a play on almighty.