Evan Almighty is the sequel to 'Bruce Almighty'.It is a comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and stars Steve Carell, and Lauren Graham.Morgan Freeman reprises his role as God.It is heard that Jim Carrey had  refused the lead role.He says that hates to act the same character twice.

Several visual effects are depicted in this film.CGI has been greatly used to make scenes of animals and a flood.Director Tom Shadyac focused on ensuring that the film made a positive environmental impact during filming and, along with Universal Pictures, stressed that the animals' conditions were acceptable despite PETA objections. Evan Almighty was heavily marketed to religious groups and had its premiere on June 10, 2007.

The story goes like this.Newly Elected to American Congress Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) ,a local TV reporter wants to change the world.His slogo was that for the elections but he never stated how.He gets in to a mess when God (Morgan Freeman) appears to him and ask him to build an ark.God tells Evan the flood will come September 22 mid-day.

Animals start following Evan to Congress causing him to eventually be suspended by Congressman Long (John Goodman) from work after he tells everyone that God told him to build an ark. His wife Joan and his three sons leave for her mother's house after seeing it on a news report, leaving him to build the ark himself, which gains international notice.

Weeks after Joan leaves Evan, God appears to her as a waiter at a diner. He tells her that God doesn't give things, he gives the opportunity to get things. For example, God doesn't give a family togetherness, he gives the opportunity for families to be together. Seeing his meaning, Joan returns to Evan to finish the ark together. Evan's old colleagues tell him that Congressman Long built a dam over a nearby lake and cut corners to save businesses money.

September 22 comes with clear skies, and Evan loads the hundreds of animals onto the newly finished ark in front of live news crews and nearby citizens. Minutes pass with clear skies, so spectators start jeering at him. Dark clouds appear and rain starts pouring down. Evan tells everyone to board the ark but no one listens. The rain suddenly stops and everyone starts laughing at Evan. Evan thinks it's over until the poorly built dam bursts. Panic overtakes everyone and they board the ark.

The ark sails down the streets of Washington D.C. from the flooded water of the burst lake until it eventually lands several feet from the Capitol. Evan tells Long that the flood was caused by his poorly made dam, which incites the other congressmen present to turn on him. Evan and his family go on a hiking trip over the weekend and God reappears to Evan, telling him that the way to change the world is by doing Acts of Random Kindness ("ARK") one at a time.

However the film received poor reviews from multiple critics, only earning a 24% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes with 37 positive reviews out of 156 reviews counted and a 37/100 score at Metacritic.Richard Roeper in his review of the film commended Jim Carrey for not reprising his role in "three of the worst sequels of all time", which included Dumb and Dumberer, Son of the Mask, and Evan Almighty. He continued on to write "Evan Almighty is a paper-thin alleged comedy with a laugh drought of biblical proportions, and a condescendingly simplistic spiritual message".Several reviews credit Carell's performance to significantly improving the humor of the film.

Brian Orndorf, of eFilmCritic.com, wrote "As a crowd-pleasing, undemanding matinee diversion, "Evan Almighty" is a far more satisfying production than "Bruce Almighty," and that, to me, is a great thing. Even if the nonsense gets under your skin from the first frame, it’s hard to ignore that Carell is a natural at this leading man business."

Conclusion

Evan Almighty is a good comedy film to watch eventhough several attempted humour fails miserably.

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