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May 2020
49m 41s

Evan Almighty

SAD BOOM MEDIA
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Hollywood attempts to draw a churchgoing audience with a broad comedy - what could go wrong? Apparently, quite a lot, but shrouded in the backstory of this biblical flop are some praiseworthy characters and righteous causes.

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