Review of Evan Almighty (2007) by Michael G — 07 Nov 2012

Not quite as good as Bruce Almighty. Has references to other Steve Carell movies.

This review of Evan Almighty (2007) was written by Michael G on 07 Nov 2012.

Evan Almighty has generally received mixed reviews.

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