Rotten
Evan Almighty belongs to that sorry cinema subgenre, Comedy without the Funny Bits.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Evan Almighty
A comedy of biblical proportions
2007 · 1h 36m · PG
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Tom Shadyac
Overview
God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
Director and cast
- Tom Shadyac Director
- Steve Carell as Evan Baxter
- Lauren Graham as Joan Baxter
- John Goodman as Congressman Long
- Jimmy Bennett as Ryan Baxter
- John Michael Higgins as Marty
- Morgan Freeman as God
- Angela Martinez as CNN Reporter
- Wanda Sykes as Rita
- Graham Phillips as Jordan Baxter
- Johnny Simmons as Dylan Baxter
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
'Evan Almighty' misses so many tricks, it ultimately misses the mark.
Anna Smith, Time Out
Rotten
This is PG-rated proselytizing tinged with Al Gore self-righteousness, all with the narrative thrust of a film about the apocalypse starring Kirk Cameron.
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice
Rotten
It's a paper-thin alleged comedy with a laugh drought of Biblical proportions.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
This is the Old Testament minus the wrath, divine retribution as chicken soup for the soul -- where's the fun in that?
Dana Stevens, Slate
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