Evan Almighty belongs to that sorry cinema subgenre, Comedy without the Funny Bits.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
15 Jul 2007
rotten:
'Evan Almighty' misses so many tricks, it ultimately misses the mark.
– Anna Smith,
Time Out,
14 Jul 2007
rotten:
This is PG-rated proselytizing tinged with Al Gore self-righteousness, all with the narrative thrust of a film about the apocalypse starring Kirk Cameron.
– Robert Wilonsky,
Village Voice,
27 Jun 2007
rotten:
It's a paper-thin alleged comedy with a laugh drought of Biblical proportions.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
25 Jun 2007
rotten:
This is the Old Testament minus the wrath, divine retribution as chicken soup for the soul -- where's the fun in that?