Now you may hear a lot of negative feedback on Steve Carell's new movie Evan Almighty, but I am here to say that the movie is not as bad as you may have heard.
First a little information about the movie. Steve Carell plays bumbling broadcaster Evan Baxter, only now he is a representative of congress in Washington D.C., getting in with the campaign slogan of "Change the World". He then moves his family to a big new house in Virginia. His life seems perfect until God (Morgan Freeman) calls on him with an outrageous request. The request is to build an ark and fill it with 2 of every animal because of a flood coming to wipe out the land (from the tale in the bible). At first Evan ignores god will, but after things start happening to him like his facial hair growing abnormally fast, and animals following him 2 by 2 everywhere he goes, he realizes that there is no way he can ignore Gods plan for him. This leaves his family and fellow congressmen wondering if Evan is losing his mind due to the stress of his job, or if he is on to something of biblical proportions.
Evan Almighty is a fun and wild thrill ride. I will give one secret. When the ark starts floating away the ride is so fantastic that it almost makes you feel you are in the ark with Evan. The animals in the film are entertaining and generate a few laughs. This is a family film, but it is also a film adults will enjoy as well, as it is smart and funny at the same time. How director Tom Shadyac includes modern day references from lines in the Noah's Ark story is quite smart. Also, you might be thinking it seems stupid that a flood is going to come out of nowhere, but when it happens, it's pretty smart and makes sense. The end result, if you want to see a movie filled with funny laughs and an entertaining storyline, than look no farther than to New York Noah, Steve Carell.
P.S. for you Office fans out there like me, Ed Helms (Andy Bernard) is the only person from The Office in the movie. However, Wayne Wilderson, who played Martin Nash (the convict from the Stanford branch) can be seen in the back round of a few shots, but does not have a speaking role.
First a little information about the movie. Steve Carell plays bumbling broadcaster Evan Baxter, only now he is a representative of congress in Washington D.C., getting in with the campaign slogan of "Change the World". He then moves his family to a big new house in Virginia. His life seems perfect until God (Morgan Freeman) calls on him with an outrageous request. The request is to build an ark and fill it with 2 of every animal because of a flood coming to wipe out the land (from the tale in the bible). At first Evan ignores god will, but after things start happening to him like his facial hair growing abnormally fast, and animals following him 2 by 2 everywhere he goes, he realizes that there is no way he can ignore Gods plan for him. This leaves his family and fellow congressmen wondering if Evan is losing his mind due to the stress of his job, or if he is on to something of biblical proportions.
Evan Almighty is a fun and wild thrill ride. I will give one secret. When the ark starts floating away the ride is so fantastic that it almost makes you feel you are in the ark with Evan. The animals in the film are entertaining and generate a few laughs. This is a family film, but it is also a film adults will enjoy as well, as it is smart and funny at the same time. How director Tom Shadyac includes modern day references from lines in the Noah's Ark story is quite smart. Also, you might be thinking it seems stupid that a flood is going to come out of nowhere, but when it happens, it's pretty smart and makes sense. The end result, if you want to see a movie filled with funny laughs and an entertaining storyline, than look no farther than to New York Noah, Steve Carell.
P.S. for you Office fans out there like me, Ed Helms (Andy Bernard) is the only person from The Office in the movie. However, Wayne Wilderson, who played Martin Nash (the convict from the Stanford branch) can be seen in the back round of a few shots, but does not have a speaking role.