Evan Almighty

Director: Tom Shadyac

Cast: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, John Goodman, Lauren Graham, John Michael Higgins

(Universal Pictures, 2007) Rated: PG

US theatrical release date: 22 June 2007 (General release)

[22 June 2007]

by Bill Gibron

Short Ends & Leader Editor

Less Than It Wants to Be

Evan Almighty is expertly forged to be a superficial audience friendly phenomenon, the kind of movie that has critics and the cultured scratching their heads over its continued success.

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