Jim Carrey is certainly not one of my favorite actors. In fact, I almost hate him. A small number of his movies have entertained me, but his over the top antics are just too much to bear for me, but Bruce Almighty is different. This is a great light comedy that caused a bit of a stir in the religious community (as everything seems to do), but can easily be enjoyed by the entire family (except for a few choice words).
Jim Carrey plays Bruce Nolan, a nearly 40 year old news reporter who's life is way out of whack. Nothing goes right....until he gets ticked off at God, played by Morgan Freeman. God decides to take a vacation and gives Nolan his powers since to see if he can handle it any better. As any mere human would, Bruce screws everything up (including his relationship with Jennifer Aniston) and it becomes his job to fix everything he made wrong.
This film reunites Carrey with director Tom Shadyac, the same guy who gave Carrey his big start in Ace Ventura. This one is a bit more toned down and doesn't feature Carrey going crazy like he normally does. Well, at least not as much. The writers here have succeded in creating a great comedy for the first hour, but faltered near the end. The movie takes a deep turn that seems completely out of place and it really throws the entire package off. However, you'll still cry while laughing at some of the segments and in that, it succeeds. (*** out of *****)
The DVD is available in 1.85:1 widescreen and the junky pan & scam. Reviewed here as always is the widescreen version. The print here is extremely soft and the color is almost impossible to describe. It's bright while being toned down at the same time. The darker sequences are just that: VERY dark and at times making things hard to see. The entire print is bogged down by heavy film grain that never lets up. It's not terrible, just dissapointing. (***)
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Article comments
1 - RJ Elliott
Jim Carrey and Morgan Freeman are two of my favorite actors. I own the DVD, but have yet to watch it. (I'm a little weird that way...)
2 - jadester
it is good for a laugh. The ending wasn't too bad either.
3 - Andrew Quinn
Don't like Jim Carey? Sacrilege! :)
Seriously, though, I really enjoyed the movie. Very funny and well done - my favorite part was the Clint Eastwood scene.
Nice review!
4 - Milm
This movie is worse than a smelly butt.
5 - Matt Paprocki
Care to comment as to, uh, why it's worse than a smelly butt??
6 - Steve Rhodes
He must be a fan of Carey's earlier work like Ace Ventura and Dumb & Dumber.
I thought Bruce Almighty was one of his funnier films.
7 - Ruben
What a great movie! And we can learn very much on it!
8 - Ruben
What a great movie! And we can learn very much on it!