12 Actors Who Were Brilliant In Utterly Sh*t Movies
3. Morgan Freeman - Evan Almighty
As soon as the words Evan Almighty are uttered the majority of people will shut off their brain for fear of remembering any of its excruciating attempts at comedy. It was the movie that somehow managed to make Steve Carrell annoying; the fact that the majority of its gags revolved around birds sh*tting in his unshaveable beard probably had something to do with it.
It only has a 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes which, to put this figure in perspective, objectively makes it a worse film than both Fifty Shades Of Grey (25%) and Failure To Launch (24%).
As hard as it is to believe, there were actually some good moments hidden amongst this abomination and all of them involve Morgan Freemans portrayal of God. Returning to his popular role from the infinitely more entertaining Bruce Almighty, Freeman still manages to bring gravitas and prestige to every onscreen moment, something the rest of the cast seem dead-set on avoiding.
His silky smooth voice, laid back demeanour and genuinely funny delivery put the seasoned comedy vets hes starring opposite look like open mic night amateurs. Sticking with the religious theme it really is a miracle that anyone got out of this film unscathed but in the case of Morgan Freeman, he can be safe in the knowledge that his performance was divine.