p r e f e r r e d r e v i e w e r s :
 |
 |
|
You haven't selected any preferred reviewers. To learn more about customizing your experience, click here.
|
|
|
 |
 |
o t h e r r e v i e w e r s :
|
|
|
Qaizer [ 7.0 ]
[ add to preferred ]
[ email this review to a friend ]
A great return to form for Jim Carrey and a great vehicle to do it in: a simple story with simple twists but loaded with creative scenes, good performances (Jennifer Anniston and Morgan Freeman are both perfect) and an alltogether nice package of giggling, laughter and hysteria.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shanster [ 8.0 ]
[ add to preferred ]
[ email this review to a friend ]
Some of the comedy was great and classic Jim Carrey. There was a period of the movie when it slowed down and got a little too serious, but I'm not sure why everyone is so dead set on skewering this overall nice, funny, even wholesome movie. This has made me re-evaluate Carrey's theme from his several attempted morality/philosophy movies with an overall positive message...the Mask, Liar Liar, Cable Guy (?),...We could probably line up 10 of his movies to illustrate the 10 commandments...Just interesting.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dancing_P [ 6.0 ]
[ add to preferred ]
[ email this review to a friend ]
Fairly entertaining but mostly forgettable comedy starring Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a TV reporter who feels that God is screwing him over. Cue God in the form of janitor Morgan Freeman, who grants Bruce his powers. In predictable movie fashion, Bruce does a lot of stuff that makes us wish we were him until he makes a wrong move which then results in a moral. Like most of these movies, the funniest part of the film is the one where Bruce actually gets to use his powers to create havoc. Carrey is always fun to watch when he goes all out, but this movie reeks of convention. Jennifer Aniston has a thankless role as Bruce's girlfriend; she's okay in a role that could be played by anyone. There's nothing really wrong with the movie, nor is there anything particularly noteworthy.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
chapter11 [ 6.0 ]
[ add to preferred ]
[ email this review to a friend ]
Interesting, surprisingly gentle little comedy goes not for cheap sacrilege, but for actual insight. Unfortunately, this requires the film to turn into a drama in its third act, and when comedies turn into dramas (as opposed to integrating both, which rarely works but uniformly is a better idea than comedies denigrating into dramas), problems ensue. The film actually delivered quite a powerful, God-centric message, one which should bode well with budding Christians and Jim Carrey fans alike - problem is, during the mount to Carrey's climactic, sincere prayer (a fine scene, by the way), we're subjected to lots of sub-"It's a Wonderful Life"isms and pleas for sympathy. But the first 2/3rds are quite funny at times, and Morgan Freeman as God is one of the most inspired casting decisions I've witnessed in recent years. Marginally worth a look, especially to anyone who dismissed it as "blasphemous" before seeing it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
sumbich73 [ 7.0 ]
[ add to preferred ]
[ email this review to a friend ]
Hardy har har at least Carrey proved that he still has a bit of the Ace Ventura (PD) and Dumb and Dumber schtick left. True, this was not the best movie he's made nor is it the most funny. Still, it has its moments, and Jennifer Aniston is pretty (gee that's real hard for her to be) and ripe in her role as his girlfriend. She was lively albeit shallow. Morgan Freeman played a toned-down deity as God, and it was nice and not-at-all offensive portrayal of the Lord. This movie doesn't exactly offend Christians, but it could have easily cut out the swearing and made with a 'PG' rating, although it seems every movie nowadays has to have an 'f' word or two...
Not a bad movie in the least... some vintage Carrey, and levels better than 'Me, Myself, and Irene'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
kcremer [ 7.0 ]
[ add to preferred ]
[ email this review to a friend ]
What would you do if God came to you one day and told you to take over for him for a while? I, personally, would go searching for the bastard who slipped me the LSD!!
Anyway, this is what "Bruce Almighty" is about. It stars Jim Carrey, who is excellent at physical comedy (a type I've never really been a fan of) as Bruce, a man who feels he has been treated unfairly by God. Bruce chastises Him out loud for the way He caused his life to turn out.
God, played by Morgan Freeman, gets sick of Bruce's whining and visits him. He tells Bruce that He is giving His powers to him, so Bruce can do a "better job".
This results in a fairly good, but not great--not nearly as funny as "Liar Liar"--comedy. There is a scene, though, involving "Daily Show" correspondent Steve Carel that had me laughing so hard I was in tears. Unfortunately, I didn't laugh nearly as much the rest of the movie.
Not Carrey's best, but definitely worth a watch, especially if you are a fan of "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
trothon [ 6.0 ]
[ add to preferred ]
[ email this review to a friend ]
This film was good the first time I saw it, OK the second time, but after seeing it a 3rd time I started to dislike it. OK, 6/10 isnt a rubbish rating; I'm hoping when i watch it for a fourth time it shall improve.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
jeff_v [ 4.0 ]
[ add to preferred ]
[ email this review to a friend ]
In case you were wondering what Bruce Almighty is like, the first 2/3rds are as modestly pleasing as Liar Liar, the last third is as excrutiating as Patch Adams. Someone must've told Carrey he needs a new catchphrase, because he keeps trying out different ones in this movie, and they never work. In fact, they're completely shown up in a scene in which God (Morgan Freeman, not a stretch) drawls out an "alriiighty then" that makes you long for a less self-conscious Carrey. Alas, the story has an overly self-conscious subtext (or is just text, it's so obvious) about trying to decide whether it's okay to just be funny instead of trying to change the world and be respected/feared by your peers. There are two hilarious scenes: One where Carrey cuts loose on an old lady, and another where the Daily Show's Steven Carell (perfectly cast) is forced to speak gibberish, other than that it's only mildly amusing until the exact moment when the movie starts to suck. And there is an exact moment; it's like there's a faucet that gets turned and no more humor is allowed to dribble out onscreen. From that time on, Carrey assumes his serious actor expression, the strings start playing, the story trots out the creakiest devices to separate the hero from his gal, and every ounce of fun is sapped from the screen as they beg for your sympathy. Bruce Almighty sets itself up for a big fall by overtly comparing itself to It's a Wonderful Life, but the movie it more closely resembles (and more decisively fails to measure up against) is Groundhog Day. The difference? You never feel that Bill Murray just wants to be loved, he doesn't grovel like Carrey, and it's gotten embarrassing watching Carrey lately.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tomcat [ 8.0 ]
[ add to preferred ]
[ email this review to a friend ]
Extremely funny but tends to trail off at the end of the picture. Jim Carey always makes me laugh now matter what he does and this film is no exception. This is definataly his bread and butter. Lots of Laughs!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Weighted Rating | : 5.9 |
| No. Ratings | : 26 | |
| No. Reviews | : 17 | |
|
|
|
|