Viewers expecting to find the return of Jim Carrey's character from the previous movie will be disappointed to not find him. The wafer-thin plot link between the two movies was unnecessary in my opinion. Although some characters were carried over, there is no real link.
Evan Baxter (Steve Carrell) is a new senator who has pledged to change the world. God (the once again excellent Morgan Freeman) takes him up on his pledge, and Baxter transforms hilariously into a modern day Noah reluctantly building an ark and suffering ridicule at the hands of his community.
Carrell and Freeman play off each other beautifully, and both are very well cast. There is a delicious bit part by the chubby kid from "Superbad" and "Knocked Up", Jonah Hill. Watch him go up and up.
Like in "Bruce Almighty", God is confining the scale of his operations somewhat in this film (there's no real global peril at stake, it's more municipal in scale), but this movie's real heart is in its surprisingly profound message.
And while targeted at a faith-based audience, the themes remain relevant in these desperately a-spiritual times.
Seriousness aside, this movie belongs to Carrell and Freeman's excellent performances.
But be warned: there's an irritating thing about "doing the dance".
Evan Baxter (Steve Carrell) is a new senator who has pledged to change the world. God (the once again excellent Morgan Freeman) takes him up on his pledge, and Baxter transforms hilariously into a modern day Noah reluctantly building an ark and suffering ridicule at the hands of his community.
Carrell and Freeman play off each other beautifully, and both are very well cast. There is a delicious bit part by the chubby kid from "Superbad" and "Knocked Up", Jonah Hill. Watch him go up and up.
Like in "Bruce Almighty", God is confining the scale of his operations somewhat in this film (there's no real global peril at stake, it's more municipal in scale), but this movie's real heart is in its surprisingly profound message.
And while targeted at a faith-based audience, the themes remain relevant in these desperately a-spiritual times.
Seriousness aside, this movie belongs to Carrell and Freeman's excellent performances.
But be warned: there's an irritating thing about "doing the dance".