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        <title>Evan Almighty — Misses the (Water)Mark</title>
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        <description>Morgan Freeman makes a great God. In BRUCE ALMIGHTY, and again in the sorta-sequel EVAN ALMIGHTY, he plays the kind of deity that many people hope and &amp;mdash; dare I say it &amp;mdash; pray is running the cosmos: warm, witty, and with a certain joie de vivre that belies the Old Testament fire and brimstone. Many actors could play the Devil, but it takes a tremendous talent to play the Big Guy and not come off full of ego or too righteous for words.
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Unfortunately, I just told you the best part of EVAN ALMIGHTY, a film that makes a serious effort to be a family-friendly comedy, but sacrifices the laughs to the desire to be innocuous. The plot is relatively immaterial, but goes something like this: Newly-elected Congressman Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) has just moved his family into a swanky new suburb as he prepares to take office. Things are going swell, until God (Morgan Freeman) shows up and tells Evan that he wants him to build an ark. As Evan displays a knack for hirsuteness and leading animals in pairs, many misunderstandings involving his wife (Lauren Graham), his faithful executive assistant (Wanda Sykes) and a shady senior Congressman (John Goodman) ensue, leading to a chance to put those boatbuilding skills to good use.</description>
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            <title>re: Evan Almighty — Misses the (Water)Mark</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#811</link>
            <description>if you want some serious comedy, read the Bible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some really funny stuff in there...</description>
            <dc:creator>Eitaporra4</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:28:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#913</link>
            <description>Not really its good stuff.</description>
            <dc:creator>pmaanu</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#913</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:41:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Evan Almighty — Misses the (Water)Mark</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#1056</link>
            <description>This is movie sucked so hard I wanted to cry!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://libertarianempire.com/Reviews.html</description>
            <dc:creator>Nicholai420</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:32:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Evan Almighty — Misses the (Water)Mark</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#1212</link>
            <description>I enjoyed the movie. I am upset that so many are giving poor reviews because it wasn't "hard hitting" or “dark and deep." If you watch it, it is blaringly obvious that it is a family movie, not a movie with the intent to stir up religious controversy or to point out psychological inadequacies. To attempt to review it with those thoughts in mind is ridiculous. It is a very good family movie that children and teenagers will enjoy along with their parents, along with some average moviegoers who aren't looking for a dark piece of Oscar worthy material. Yeah, it’s predictable, but then again, so are most movies that come out these days. Heck, predictable ones win awards all the time. People take comfort in knowing that a movie like this will end how it is "supposed" to. The hero saves the day, like thousands of heroes before him.</description>
            <dc:creator>Hazelnut</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#1212</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:01:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#1217</link>
            <description>MY DAUGHTER SAW THIS MOVIE AND SHE REALLY LOVED  IT AND ALL THE ANIMALS TOO</description>
            <dc:creator>dorothy fugate</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:12:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Evan Almighty — Misses the (Water)Mark</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#1754</link>
            <description>We went to see it as a family and were pretty happy, very funny &lt;br /&gt;family friendly have recommended it to friends</description>
            <dc:creator>educgrad</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:23:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>re: Evan Almighty — Misses the (Water)Mark</title>
            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#1829</link>
            <description>havent seen it yet. kinda dissappointed in the reviews so i dunno....</description>
            <dc:creator>brokun1</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#1829</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:47:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description>i got this movie today so i will watch it and let you know what i think i hope its not as bad as some say i loved bruce almighty so i hope i will like this one to:)</description>
            <dc:creator>tinkluvspan</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:37:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description>i really enjoyed it:)</description>
            <dc:creator>tinkluvspan</dc:creator>
            <guid>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#2146</guid>
            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:02:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <link>http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/25/Evan-Almighty--Misses-the-WaterMark.aspx#2474</link>
            <description>i havent seen it yet</description>
            <dc:creator>needs50</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:51:18 GMT</pubDate>
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