GREENLIGHT #151: Evan Almighty (with "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Rapture")
To listen now, just click here: 
To subscribe, see link under text below.
Ann and Les offer a prayer that they will never have to see another movie like Evan Almighty (2007.) While both are big fans of Steve Carell even he, they say, can’t save the lame story here. And why Morgan Freeman would agree to do such a film, even if he did get to play God, is truly a mystery. For their GREENLIGHT Rentals, Les recommends The Shawshank Redemption (1952.) This is one of his favorite movies of all time and it happens to star Mr. Freeman as an almost God-like character who shows Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins, around the prison after he is convicted for murdering his wife which he did not do. Watch for the amazing though thankless performance of the warden played by Bob Gunton. He’s chillingly good as a heartless man. This is not a horror film but it does grab you by the throat many times so it’s not surprising that it’s based on a short story by Stephen King . Ann sticks with the spiritual awakening theme supposedly addressed in “Evan Almighty” but she goes the serious route. In her film, Mimi Rogers plays a young woman who is destroying herself and her swinging partner played by David Duchovny in risqué and risky activities until she is miraculously cleansed and joins a cult. It’s a restrained and respectful look at this kind of conversion in The Rapture (1991.)
RUNNING TIME: 14:55
Receive GREENLIGHT automatically by subscribing here:
And for the perfect movie snack while you're snuggled in for a GREENLIGHT Rental night, be sure to visit our sponsor PopcornPopper.com: The Place for Everything Popcorn
To subscribe, see link under text below.
Ann and Les offer a prayer that they will never have to see another movie like Evan Almighty (2007.) While both are big fans of Steve Carell even he, they say, can’t save the lame story here. And why Morgan Freeman would agree to do such a film, even if he did get to play God, is truly a mystery. For their GREENLIGHT Rentals, Les recommends The Shawshank Redemption (1952.) This is one of his favorite movies of all time and it happens to star Mr. Freeman as an almost God-like character who shows Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins, around the prison after he is convicted for murdering his wife which he did not do. Watch for the amazing though thankless performance of the warden played by Bob Gunton. He’s chillingly good as a heartless man. This is not a horror film but it does grab you by the throat many times so it’s not surprising that it’s based on a short story by Stephen King . Ann sticks with the spiritual awakening theme supposedly addressed in “Evan Almighty” but she goes the serious route. In her film, Mimi Rogers plays a young woman who is destroying herself and her swinging partner played by David Duchovny in risqué and risky activities until she is miraculously cleansed and joins a cult. It’s a restrained and respectful look at this kind of conversion in The Rapture (1991.)
RUNNING TIME: 14:55
Receive GREENLIGHT automatically by subscribing here:
And for the perfect movie snack while you're snuggled in for a GREENLIGHT Rental night, be sure to visit our sponsor PopcornPopper.com: The Place for Everything Popcorn
posted by Lake Effect Radio at 9:20 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home