I know what you're saying. Two movies in a weekend? Wait. It gets better. Do you hear three? In a while you will.
Evan Almighty won in another round of "which movie is starting now that we want to see". Hey, I am a Steve Carell fan. And also of Lauren Graham.
The movie started off good, with a scene of Lauren Graham wearing a nighty. Now, I know I am going to come off as a pig when I say this, but I will anyway. Lauren Graham wearing a nighty is sexier that most other women are when they are naked. There. I said it.
The movie did have funny parts. mainly due to the skilled acting of Steve Carell. But the movie was also annoying as hell.
It was one of those movies where if the main character did just one thing, one simple thing, then his entire life would be easier.
One of the major plot points, and I am spoiling nothing here (one watch of the trailer and some common sense would allow you to figure this out), is that people have a hard time believeing Evan actually spoke to God. Despite the fact that he has a two week beard growth appear over night and which grows back as soon as he shaves it. His co-workers and his family do not believe that God told him to build an ark.
Okay, I can see how can be unbelievable. But all through out the movie, animals arrive in pairs at Evan's house. Animals like bears and buffalos. This would raise suspicion if I saw it. If Evan just did his whole "shave the beard and it grows right back" trick, I think the characters would be more willing to give the story a chance. I mean, if I wanted to prove to my wife that I wasn't crazy, I'd take in to the bathroom and show her that trick.
Of course, it would be helpful if God actually stuck up for his lackey and put in a word with Evan's family a little bit sooner than he did. I know why he didn't. Because the writers thought the movie needed more conflict.
And one thing about that scene. Which restaurant has all-you-can-eat fish and chips?
Another clumsy bit of writing is an awkward info dump from out of nowhere right before the climax which spells out exactly what the climax would be. I leaned over to my wife and told her how the movie would end and it matched up exactly.
The acting was good all around. That's because they have a group comedy veterans there--John Michael Higgins, Wanda Sykes, and Jonah Hill. John Goodman was a good bad guy. You wish he had a better script to work with. It was a good touch to see homage paid to Carell's old Daily Show stomping grounds with cameos from Jon Stewart and Ed Helms. Although, you have to figure that some of Molly Shannon's scenes were left on the cutting room floor. And the funny Rachel Harris' too because her part was reduced the basically being an extra. That's a waste of talent there in both cases.
And now the trailers:
- The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: It's a Veggie Tales movie. That's all that needs to be said about that.
- Dan in Real Life: Which also stars Steve Carell. It appears to be a romantic comedy where the woman Steve's character likes is going out with his brother. played by Dane Cook. Quite the diverse career Mr. Cook is getting there. Starting off in comedies, moving on to thrillers with Mr. Brooks, and now playing the Dermot Mulroney part in this flick. What's next? An action movie?
- The Water Horse: Finally, the true story behind the Loch Ness Monster, in the form of a kiddie flick. Next!
- Hairspray: You know what would make a good Broadway musical? Pink Flamingos. Somebody get started on that.
- Bratz: This could quite possibly be the stupidest movie of the year. It's based on the incredibly ugly toy line> The storyline goes something like this: Four BFF's move from Junior High to High School. There, they find that the school lunch room is divided forcably into cliques by a domineering blonde upperclasman girl. The four are separated into four different cliques. Will they be separated forever? No. A food fight results in detention, resulting in them reuniting and forming a clique of their own. Oh, and also their commitment to bringing down blonde girl. It's like a girl-on-girl John Tucker Must Die. Only totally unbelievable. Parents who allow their daughters to see this movie should be investigated by social services.
- Mr. Bean's Holiday: A new Bean movie. Your excitement level may vary depending on what your opinion of the character was. I straddle the line between admiring some of his gags and humor to being somewhat annoyed by him.
It's late (or, early) so I'm going to bed. What about the third movie? Yo Ho Ho! Ye going to have to wait until tomorrow to hear of it!
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