After watching this, I was hoping that it was an April Fools joke. But alas no. Even since watching The 40 Year Old Virgin, I’ve felt that Steve Carell is something special. He was wonderful in that (and after seeing the Knocked Up trailer, he may have been the key to its brilliance), hilarious in The Daily Show, poignant in Little Miss Sunshine, and the only good thing about the US version of The Office, Bruce Almighty, and Anchorman. But this is something completely different.

Due to the success of the disappointing Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty follows Jim Carrey’s rival news anchor, Evan Baxter, some time after the events of the first film. Evan is now making a success as a politician. That is until that kooky guy God gets involved. As you can see, he want Evan to make a arc, just like Biblical Noah, filled with all animals two by two.

They say you should never work with kids and animals. Not only does this film consist of oh-so hilarious scenes of llamas holding hammers, but the director must be a 5 year old of he thinks any of this is funny. I’m not sure who this film is reaching for. It looks like a family movie, though its predecessor was more young adult. And Carell is familiar and popular with an adult audience. Besides, kids these days either want animation, explosions, or Harry Potter.

Evan Almighty is released in the US on June 22nd, but expect God and Co. to be eclipsed by the Fantastic Four 2.

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