Evan Almighty

"It marks an unfortunate low point in the history of recent American comedy. There goes Steve Carell's perfect game..."

"Carell is getting quite good as these everyman characters but lacks the audacity of, say, a Carrey or a Robin Williams. He is making comedy out of dullness..."

"It's Carell who projects the movie's only sense of mischief. But it's too little and too late..."

"The film wraps up in a neat, environmentally friendly package that might keep some kids entertained but will leave adults yawning..."

"Carell is lovable as God's unwilling disciple. But the comedy is less than divine..."

"Unless you have few demands from a comedy and prefer your Bible verses bastardised (Noah's tale about sin is mutated into a vague environmental lesson), this is a washout. Evan help us..."

"It's evident early on that writer Steve Oedekerk (who scripted the original) is short on ideas. He takes one mildly amusing skit, like Evan being stalked by animal twosomes, and plays it over and over again. Then there's the one where Evan wakes up with a shaggy Noah-style beard which immediately grows back after shaving... Thankfully, Carell's hapless puppy dog charm makes him immediately sympathetic and he possesses the comic timing to put a much-needed spin on an obvious joke..."