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Animal Movies = Torture: How I Fared Through Evan Almighty

Photo by Gracey Stinson We had company in last weekend –our good friends Lee and Brenda and their two daughters, Jordan (nine) and Noelle (three and a half). We had planned on going to the zoo, but the guy who bought Mr. Meow’s piano came to pick it up at 10 o’clock on Saturday morning so we missed going during the cooler morning hours. (And they were leaving Sunday, so…) However, we decided there was still a way we could spend time with animals and keep cool doing it: at an afternoon matinee showing of Evan Almighty. I must admit, … Continue reading →

Evan Almighty (2007)

Evan Almighty is a sequel to Bruce Almighty(2003). The first featured Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston in the lead roles, both actors declined to appear in Evan Almighty and that’s all right. Evan Baxter (last seen as the news anchor that Carrey tortured in the first film) has been elected to Congress. He and his family move from Buffalo, New York to the North Virginia suburbs. During Evan’s campaign, he promised to change the world, though he never clarified how. Lauren Graham (“Gilmore Girls”) stars as Joan Baxter, Evan’s wife. She suggests to Evan that he should pray to God, … Continue reading →

Marriage & The Ark

So yesterday morning, my daughter and I went to see Evan Almighty. This is a follow-up to 2003’s Bruce Almighty. My husband and I really enjoyed the Jim Carrey film that featured Morgan Freeman in the role of ‘God’. God was answering Bruce’s prayers about being able to do things better than God. The movie was populated with painful moments, bittersweet moments and wonderful moments. You may or may not remember Evan Baxter (Steve Carrell) from the first film – he’s the somewhat mean, albeit tortured newscaster that Bruce embarrasses terribly by making him do odd things with his mouth … Continue reading →