{"id":1102,"date":"2007-06-22T10:37:38","date_gmt":"2007-06-22T10:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2007\/06\/evan-is-cute-but-not-quite-alm.html"},"modified":"2007-06-22T10:37:38","modified_gmt":"2007-06-22T10:37:38","slug":"evan-is-cute-but-not-quite-alm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2007\/06\/evan-is-cute-but-not-quite-alm.html","title":{"rendered":"‘Evan’ is Cute but Not Quite Almighty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"evanalmighty_idol.jpg\"If you\u2019re a person of faith who loves any time when biblical stories make it into the mainstream cinema, then \u201cEvan Almighty\u201d<\/a> is for you and everyone you can invite to go with you. But if you\u2019re looking for great laughs, surprising spin, and a compelling story that will take you where you\u2019ve not been before, this movie isn\u2019t it. It\u2019s close, but not quite there.
\nSteve Carell picks up where Jim Carrey (\u201cBruce Almighty\u201d) left off, having been elected to congress. So he leave Buffalo behind and hauls his family to the Virginia suburbs to do the politician life when \u201cGod\u201d (again, Morgan Freeman) shows up and commands him to build an ark.
\nEvan\u2019s family and colleagues are understandably unsure whether to interpret his actions as that of someone who\u2019s truly heard from God or just the most dysfunctional midlife crisis that most of us have ever seen.
\nAs a fan of family movies, this is a good one–as is any movie that a family can see and enjoy together. As a fan of faith-friendly movies, this also scores well–as in any film that provokes a conversation about whether or not the biblical stories actually happened or what relevance they have today.
\nI actually wish there would have been a five-minute documentary short (do I sound old here?) preceding the film, highlighting the search for the real ark on Mt. Ararat and the issues surrounding that. As it is, faith-based groups have rallied <\/a>for a deeper discussion of the faith issues of the film.
\nBut back to the movie: Steve Carell fans will enjoy his turn in this, but those looking for this summer\u2019s laugh-fest won\u2019t find it here. What you will find is the opportunity to put yourself in Evan\u2019s shoes and reflect on any time in which our faith runs contrary to the culture, and there are nuggets to be found therein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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