Writer 2: “Too funny. Each day we can make it grow longer too.”
Writer 1: “And make it turn white!”
Writer 1: “That’s an easy ten minutes of screen time filled – now lets fill another ten making him wear a shepherd robes...
You can see where I’m going with this. It wouldn’t have been so bad if they did it once and moved on. But they keep revisiting these lame visuals numerous times throughout the movie. I’m not the smartest guy on earth but even I know to stop doing something if it’s not working. The only, and I mean the absolute single funny aspect of Evan Almighty is provided by the comedy of his secretary Rita (Wanda Sykes). Her nasally complaining and sarcastic comments made me laugh repeatedly. They should have gotten her into more scenes.
Really, the only good feature of this movie is the message it tries to deliver. Changing the world via one act of random kindness is something we should all partake in. Say “please” and “thank you,” help an old person across the street, or donate some of your time to a worthy cause. I’m a firm believer that you reap what you sow, so I strongly encourage people to start planting some worthwhile seeds and stop being such assholes. Oh yeah, Morgan Freeman plays a great God. I actually prefer his renditions over those of George Burns in Oh, God!. I find myself listening intently to what Mr. Freeman says, he has a very fatherly aura about him.
The final word: Evan Almighty is a complete letdown. It turns out to be a good family film (no swearing that I can recall, good uplifting message), but as far as I am concerned its priority should have been comedy. The writers should be drawn and quartered for doing the unthinkable – making Steve Carell unfunny.
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