Bruce Almighty
Cast
Jim Carrey .... Bruce Nolan
Morgan Freeman .... God
Jennifer Aniston .... Grace Connelly
Philip Baker Hall .... Jack Keller
Catherine Bell .... Susan Ortega
Directed by
Tom Shadyac
Rater #2 has description and review.
Rater #1
7/10. This was a truly funny movie.
Jim Carrey seems to be getting better as he goes on in life. This was probably one of his more funnier movies. Making things funnier on cue than when it's not the right time. The sillyness was truly funny, shouting at g-d, making fun of Baxter, etc. Jennifer Aniston was fine as his maiden. She didn't do much for the storyline but it was great staring at her.....i mean. The dog was pretty funny too. Morgan Freeman was pretty funny as God. "you can't get hit by a semi and live to tell the tale."
Though as Rater #2 keeps writing that there will be a sequel, I think otherwise. I mean it's a great hit and all, but there's no way for there to be a sequel. The guy's happy unless you were to make him unhappy again, and chase some other job, then do dumb stuff.
I thought that this was a very good family movie and a good movie for special effects. Some of the funny stuff that we saw were in the previews, and the good special effects were in the previews. So some of it was a surprise, and some of it wasn't. All in all, this was a good movie, and should be seen by adults toting children.
Rater #2
6/10. Bruce Almighty has more continuity errors than an episode of
SpongeBob SquarePants. Most have to do with the ending, so I won't
spoil them, although I'll guess that you will be able to tell what
the ending will be. It has its moments, some very good ones at that,
but it can't seem to get over its cocky tones. It seems like a
vehicle to get Jim Carrey back on target, teamed up with director Tom
Shadyac again (Ace Ventura, Liar Liar), and an easy $100 million or
so for Universal, and a possibility for a sequel.
Anyone who hasn't been living under a rock for the past two months
knows the plot: man revolts against God; man gets God's powers. That
man is Bruce Nolan (Carrey), angry that the anchor position at his
news station didn't go to him. He's just a lowly reporter who has to
get into ridiculous outfits. After he curses God once too often, God
Himself (Morgan Freeman) turns up and gives Bruce the chance to have
His powers, to see if Bruce can do it better. At first, Bruce uses
them to his advantage, but must learn to cope with them.
Jim Carrey can be funny when he wants to be, and he can also be a
good actor when he wants to be. He returns to his mid-90's slapstick,
while incorporating his acting from The Truman Show, and, dare I say
it, The Majestic? Although the humor isn't as broad as his earlier
work, and the acting isn't as strong, there's still good doses of
both. There's as much crude humor as one-liners.
However, Bruce Almighty can't keep away from the clich�s. Bruce can't
climb up the ladder, his pretty girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston) is a
kind preschool teacher, his coworkers are mean, et cetera. If that
wasn't bad enough, it also tries to be another "classic" Carrey
movie. There's a new "catchphrase" (B-E-A-utiful, which it REALLY
stupid), and there's symbolism and meaningful characters and objects
that just keep on popping in for no reason, like the prayer bracelet
and the bum.
Something that always strikes me as odd is all of the complaints
against the film. It seems that movies like The Last Temptation of
Christ, Dogma, and now Bruce Almighty have Christians boycotting the
film for "mocking God." As the saying goes, God has a sense of humor,
look at the platypus. It's just extra marketing and publicity.
It had some pretty funny scenes, and at times the laughs were pretty
big. I don't, however, understand why the audience was cracking up at
the "seven fingers" joke (it's just like "You've got me straight
trippin', boo," from Bringing Down the House). I thought that most
scenes were funny, except for the last quarter, when the laughs
slowed dramatically. Also, I thought that the cinematography was
surprisingly good for a slob comedy like this. It worked best when
Bruce was "parting the Red Sea."
Could Jim Carrey be coming back to what made him famous? Could Morgan
Freeman be billed higher for being in about three scenes? Will
Jennifer Aniston ever be cast in a role other than the "cute
girlfriend"? We may find out as Universal will probably release Bruce
Almighty 2: Heavens Above!
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #5
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and some crude humor.
Running time: ? minutes
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