Sunday, July 8, 2007

Evan Almighty










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Starring:

Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, John
M...

Review:

It's too lame to be mighty, except in budget that is. At a reported
$175 million, the shamelessly juvenile, pseudo-religious,
mock-sincere Evan Almighty -- an update on Noah's Ark for
Christian-conservative families everywhere -- is the most expensive
Hollywood comedy ever made. Problem? It's not that funny. I compute
that every laugh cost about $20 million. And most of those of are
poop jokes.
Let me back up a bit. In 2003, Jim Carrey hit paydirt with
Bruce Almighty, playing a TV reporter who cursed God. The
deity appeared to him in the imposing form of Morgan Freeman and
told him to try playing God for a while. Lesson learned. A sequel
didn't interest Carrey (wise man), so Steve Carell, who costarred
in Bruce as another TV airhead, was coaxed into duty. What
luck since The...


Rating: 1 Stars



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