Evan Almighty - Bowser's Review

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Evan Baxter (Played by Steve Carrell) has gone from news reporter to Congressman and is starting a new life with his wife Joan and three sons. His goal? To Change The World. However, what he had in mind isn't what God (played by Morgan Freeman) had in mind. Evan has been given a task to change the world: To build an ark and survive the flood. This comes at the same time Congressman Long is trying to pass an important bill and needs Evan's help. Evan now has to juggle his family, his job, and now his new task. Can he live up to his promise to change the world?

The Koopa Kommander now will issue his ratings:

STORYLINE: You got the typical good guy who gets a crazy task and has people against him at all odds. The story is great for a family but not for a comedy though. There's a moral to the story, and families can relate to it. 7.5/10

CHARACTERS: Steve Carrell plays the upright neat freak Evan Baxter. He does a good job at it, however it lacks a sort of comedic effect that viewers would have seen from The 40 Year Old Virgin. Morgan Freeman plays God and plays it well, being the mentor of Evan. You might get a chuckle from the duo once in a while, but not something hilarious. Most of the laughter tends to come from Wanda Skyes, who plays the secretary to Evan.
7/10

VISUAL EFFECTS: Nothing really to say about the special effects. Many people say that it was overused, I don't think so. I think the movie used it appropriately, nothing too flashy. But this is suppose to be a comedy remember?
9.5/10

SOUND: Nothing wrong with the music really. The booming sounds of water and other natural sounds fitted perfectly with the respective scenes. Nothing stood out as wrong to me.
10/10

LAUGHTER: This is where I see the movie fall flat. It is suppose to be a sequel to Bruce Almighty. Frankly that was a wrong move. Bruce Almighty was funny, this is not. I am not saying this is a bad movie, but Evan Almighty lacks the comedy that Bruce Almighty had. There are some chuckle moments during the movie, but overall this is not as funny as Bruce Almighty. 4/10

FINAL WORDS: If you are looking for laughs, skip Evan Almighty. However, it's a great film for the family, so don't totally ignore it. If your family is in the mood of watching a movie, tell them to see this one. It's not bad, it's just not funny as it's predecessor was.

FINAL SCORE: 7.6/10
 
Haha last night I went to see Shrek 3 (it was about time) and saw this preview on a screen at the movies, I was really into this movie, mainly because of the plot, I haven't seen it yet, but I will the next time I go the the movies, because from what I could hear, it really did seem hilarious between the kids screaming, jumping and running around.
 
I think, as a sequal to Bruce Almighty, it doesn't really work. Steve Carell (Evan) has kinda of rocketed in popularity since his time in Bruce ALmighty, and thus I don't think he was able to keep the same character as he did in the first one.

Plus it didn't really make sense to me. There really was no point in the animals coming to his house, but whatever. It served its purpose as a good entertainment movie, you should change your laughter grade.
And its more of a family movie too, unlike bruce almighty.
 
The movie was overall very "meh", and it made me think more of how I should have watched Bruce Almighty over this. :/
 
It was an OK movie. Entertaining, but not funny. A bit disappointed considering it was supposed to be a sequel to Bruce Almighty.
 
Ekypsekim said:
I think, as a sequal to Bruce Almighty, it doesn't really work. Steve Carell (Evan) has kinda of rocketed in popularity since his time in Bruce ALmighty, and thus I don't think he was able to keep the same character as he did in the first one.

Plus it didn't really make sense to me. There really was no point in the animals coming to his house, but whatever. It served its purpose as a good entertainment movie, you should change your laughter grade.
And its more of a family movie too, unlike bruce almighty.
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The reason why I gave a low grade was because it failed to live up to bruce almighty. It just wasn't as funny. I was going to give it a 5, MAYBE a 6 at most if I was feeling generous, but I just wasn't laughing (and I laugh at almost anything).

But don't think I'm saying it's a horrible movie. If you read my review, I'm saying it's a good family movie, not a comedy.
 
It definitely doesn't live up to Bruce Almighty but by itself it's a solid movie. You hit the nail on the head with your scores, and I enjoyed myself as much as you seemed to. Some of the stuff in the movie didn't really make sense at all, with random things appearing and disappearing. They really pushed God's unpredictability to a whole new level, and that made the movie a little too random at times.
 
Ecnemalas said:
It definitely doesn't live up to Bruce Almighty but by itself it's a solid movie. You hit the nail on the head with your scores, and I enjoyed myself as much as you seemed to. Some of the stuff in the movie didn't really make sense at all, with random things appearing and disappearing. They really pushed God's unpredictability to a whole new level, and that made the movie a little too random at times.
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I agree with this post; it just wasn't a very funny movie, despite being nonsensical in parts.

Also it's Wanda Sykes. :)
 
I doubt people will ever realise that a Jim Carrey movie sequel without Jim Carrey means fail...

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, was nowhere near as good as the original, granted; but looking at all the others (Dumb and Dumberer, Evan Almighty, Son of the Mask for fuck's sake) it was a masterpiece. I hear they're making an Ace Ventura Junior...

Excuse me while I go and buy a bullet.
 
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