one hundred and seventy five million dollar be a hell of a lot of money to spend on even the big summer blockbuster . not even michael bay have a budget that big for transformer and so exactly how universal picture spend that much cash make evan almighty be a mystery . they certainly do not spend it on the script for one thing a the film be not so much a classic comedy a it be christian flag waving and bar one or two quiet chuckle and youre most likely to spend the duration wonder where the budget go or why steve carrell felt the need to slum it in a decidedly average movie at the exact moment when his star profile have begin to rise . a sequel to the jim carrey comedy bruce almighty and this film see former support character evan baxter ( carrell ) move up the ladder into the main player slot . the story open with him leave the news desk to become a public official and move to washington with his wife and three generic son ( slightly weird primary school moppet and spirit middle schooler and sulky teenager ) . evan bid to change the world through politics however get a spanner in the work when god ( morgan freeman ) appear and ask him to build an ark . in other word and it an updating of the old genesis story and with evan fight off cynicism and naysayer to build the immense boat . unfortunately and while the premise be reasonably promising and it sadly do not provide many laugh . there a bit of fun to be have in the early go where evan straight lace mp try to juggle the demand of public service with the unwelcome pack of animal that follow him around and a beard that resist all attempt to shave it and but as soon a he accept his divine mission and the film take a nosedive . from this point on and it turn into a message movie . evan begin preach with alarm regularity and morgan freeman keep turn up to offer kind wisdom and while gently prod his chosen in the right direction . without evan resistance though and the only trace of comedy leave come in the form of a few rubbish animal feces joke and john michael higgin role a evan exasperate right hand man . higgins may show the same rich comic potential that he do previously in arrest development and but his enthusiasm can not save the sinking vessel and especially see a carrell have all but place his formidable improv skill on the back burner . in some respect and it slightly similar to the passion of the christ and but unlike mel gibson movie which encourage everyone to believe in god through blood letting and guilt tripping and evan almighty try a more gentle approach . the movie simply tell u that we should have faith in god and because he have faith in u . unfortunately and this movie be just as likely to make you laugh a the passion be . carrell be on autopilot and the joke do not exist and wanda sykes make a bid to become the most annoying person on the planet . it might be sweet and but somebody just toss $ 175 000 000 overboard .