Well, we all thought that after The Majestic failed to even garner a UK cinema release, Jim Carrey�s career was about to take a quick Van Damme-descent. Thankfully for him, the director that once took pity on him and cast him as the legendary Ace Ventura: Pet Detective decided to rekindle a flame in his rubbery face. It also helps to have Morgan Freeman and an increasingly impressive Jennifer Aniston in the same cast.
Bruce Almighty in a nutshell is a moral tale about selfishness, faith and undeserving power, as failed TV news reporter (Carrey) gets ticked off with his life and blames it on �the big guy�. Low and behold, He appears and decides to take a vacation, leaving his mighty powers in the hands of Carrey. From hereon in, its just the usual predictable tale of how an arsehole learns the hard/funny way to become a better man, then adding on a soppy ending used in so many Meg Ryan movies.
Okay, its pleasant harmless fun, and its raked in a shit load of money across the globe and has propelled Jim back to the top of the comedy gods. There are some peaches here and there, ranging from the �slight snigger� to all-out �piss yourself� scenes. I went with a Carrey-hater who at the end was converted, so that sorta gives the movie good stead for a nice solid rating. But somehow I can�t help feel Morgan Freeman just took the money and ran. |
