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Bruce Almighty (Widescreen)

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ACTING: As usual, Jim Carrey does an outstanding performance. Of course, his acting is quite similar in everything that he does. Jennifer Aniston, however, does terribly. It's hard to take her role seriously at all. Since I never watched "Friends," I did not realize that she lacked any talent whatsoever.

In any case, the story was very clever. The notion that one wants to fire God because He is not living up to our expectations is a long standing concern. Mere mortals think that we could do a better job. In this story, though, God hands over his power to Bruce for him to use as he sees fit. There are two rules: (a) respect free-will; (b) and don't let anyone know you're God. The movie is quite clever in placing many highly religious symbols near Bruce. During a party a Golden-cafe is quite noticeable; a man Bruce helps says "God bless you" to Bruce, even though, according to the story, Bruce is God.

Bruce learns that when he is granted God's powers he has a hard time dealing with the enormous number of things that God must do. Despite hearing many prayers, and hoping to respond to them, he has a hard time with this task. It is a task-intensive job.

With unlimited powers, many people would probably feel as though they would be happy and could accomplish anything they wanted to. But with the burdens of responding to prayers and feeling invicible, Bruce still was not happy. His relationship with his girlfriend was falling apart, and he could not use his powers to make her love him. He had to do the right thing in order for that to happen. To do so, ironically, he had to become a mere mortal once again, subject to the dangerous of everyday life. And when one unfortunate incident does happen -- to be left unsaid for those who have not seen the movie -- his girlfriend falls in love with him again, perhaps, at first, out of sympathy.

Michael

"Bruce Almighty" is an OK movie. But more important it was good to see Jim Carrey again. We have seen this type of story before where a spiritual and bigger than life character, this time in the form of Morgan Freeman, drops in to let the main character see his weaknesses and strengths and put things in a positive perspective for him. In all this is an OK movie.

`Bruce Almighty' was Jim Carrey's triumphant return to comedy after scratching the dramatic itch. After delivering such great performances in `The Truman Show' and `Man in the Moon', a return to the rubber-faced, flopping around Jim Carrey feels somewhat dated. Yes, Carrey's antics were getting stale at that time. But, fortunately, `Bruce' is a movie that matures along with him. In this sense it is actually a welcome sight when the movie puts its silly physical comedy in the backseat for the more dramatic exploration of the story's possibilities in the 3rd act.

Carrey is showing his stuff here because this story and character is strong enough to have stood in the shoes of another. Shadyac did well to cast the great Morgan Freeman as Alpha and Omega. Freeman brings an elegant all knowing air and a humanistic touch together for an intriguing interpretation of God. Far better and more memorable than just a bright light or all-business interpretation. Jennifer Aniston, as usual, remains the weakest element in the movie as Bruce's live-in girlfriend and proverbial Holy Spirit in this symbolic trinity. `Daily Show' alumni Steve Carrell gets a chance to show off on the big screen although his big trailer moment isn't as funny as the director seems to think.

More than its individual moments, `Bruce' is admirable for the creativity and, to be honest, simple audacity of its story. The movie has a clear vision and the script is sharp, intelligent and witty - a rarity in slacker comedies. The movie isn't too enamored with its own cleverness, applying its touches in blotches all over the movie and sometimes in unexpected ways. A subject that, no matter how fanciful it is dealt with by movies, manages to send both traditionalists and atheists into a rage with demands that the movie's view fit into their own. Like `Dogma' and `The Devil's Advocate' it's refreshing to see that this kind of movie can still get made.

This movie might not quite top the previous high such as the adult fairy tale `Liar, Liar,' but "Bruce Almighty" is an interesting and entertaining comedy that brings religion as one of its major themes.

So what happened, if you have an normal guy with a normal job, who is always being walked over by his colleagues, with a great girlfriend but even with that he wishes to be a better man for her? Then one day, he gets enough of things and god gave him his powers to see if he can do much better.

Much better, put Jim Carrey as that guy.

As you guess it, Bruce Almighty is one hell of a memorable movie to watch.

Mocking god? not really, this movie just show what might been of most of human kind curiousity, the matter of "Life is much more easier if I am God".

We have Bruce Nolan, a newscaster who ever so slightly was passover for a promotion to be in the anchor team. Threw a havoc story live on tv, got himself fired. So what he do? He blames god, and claims he can do better in the world.

For a side show, there's this homeless man who holds written cardboards giving cynical comments.

Then there is god, played by Morgan Freeman, who did a good job as god.

Can't say anymore, but you have to watch it for yourself.

You won't regret it a minute after buying the ever popular Bruce Almighty on DVD. Not only do you get a hilarious and laughable movie with the indespensable Jim Carrey, but you get a lot of neat extras along with it such as a commenary with the director, and tons of deleted scenes which are always cool.

At first I really didn't expect much from this film. I thought about the controversy coming over it about trying to mock God, and I was a little suspicious about that too because I'm a christian, but there's no reason to doubt because even the common christian can get a good laugh out of this one. There are tons of biblical cliche's that even a person like Jim Carrey can change from serious, to hilarious.

Bruce Nolan (the lovable Jim Carrey) is a completely misunderstood news caster. Always being put second in line, people with less talent are given the things he should get, even having a breakdown to this factor, and getting fired. But when he is paged to come downtown to a small building, he decides "Hey, got nothin' else better to do". There, of all beings to meet, he meets the Creater, the Almighty One, the supreme being; God (Morgan Freeman, a great God by the way). After blowing off the fact that he has met the all powerful one, God endows him with all the powers to show him just how hard it is to be God. After much mayhem, many laughs, and confusion just to impress people, Bruce decides there's more to life than just living high and mighty all the time.

A great movie for anyone to watch. It also has a good message to it which every good movie needs. Bruce Almighty should've been given a lot more credit than it has, but it gets enough of that from its fans. Jim Carrey rocks. Five stars to just him alone, and five stars to great everything else. Make sure to keep this one in your video library.

i thought it was funny, but not as funny as a lot of people said. worth a rental, but not much more.

The movie (starring Jim Carrey) is about a man (Carrey) who is depress and dislike god. So, god gave him his powers (while on vacation) to show that man how's it like to have powers. It was hilarious!!! :D The man (Carrey) was also having fun. But it also became difficult for him (you'll see, if didn't watch it) that he realize things that he took for granted. So, watch it now (to see what I mean) and get ready to laugh!!! :D

Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan a TV reporter has it in for god, he thinks he is picking on hime. God takes a vavcation giving hime his powers and chalenges hime to do a better job. He abuses the powers, gets what he want's and forgets about the other people and using the easy way out. I really dont want to spoil it. SEE IT!!!

Jim Carrey re-unites with his Ace Ventura and Liar, Liar director Tom Shadyac in this farce which was a smash hit and managed to put Carrey back on top after a few mishandled flops. When disgruntled Buffalo reporter Bruce Nolan (Carrey) is granted the powers of God (Morgan Freeman), Bruce Almighty becomes very promising to be off the wall hilarious, but it's funniest moments are before Carrey gets his powers. The film treads on being too preachy towards it's halfway point, which was a major disappointment for me, and Jennifer Aniston's supporting role as Bruce's girlfriend is mainly fluff for an all too predictable ending. Carrey is great though as his usual physical comedic self, and all in all Bruce Almighty is a fair film that Carrey's many fans will no doubt enjoy.

In a nutshell, Jim Carrey is given God's powers and abuses them. BRUCE ALMIGHTY could have been a great comedy and had a lot going for it. However, even with the great premise, the film suffers because the "Jim Carrey" persona is wearing thin after so many films. In the first part of the story, the character of Bruce Nolan is a likeable loser who thinks God has it in for him because of all the bad luck he encounters. When God (with the inspired casting of Morgan Freeman) answers Bruce's prayers (or rather Bruce's blaspheming), Bruce is given the insight and the power to shape the world around him for a week. He then uses it for personal gain and revenge (Hey, wouldn't anybody?!). When Bruce is given the power of God, the "Jim Carrey" persona comes out and the film settles into predictability especially the sight gags and the rest of the humor. Somehow the audience can predict that Bruce is going to screw things up and end up reiterating that classic line from the Spiderman comicbook (written by Stan Lee), "With great power, comes great responsibility!". Morgan Freeman is great as God but Jennifer Aniston is forgettable in a thankless role of Carrey's/Bruce's girlfriend. The pet dog character in the film had more screen presence than she did. Overall, a typical Jim Carrey comicfest that really didn't showcase anything new, exciting,or hilariously innovative. Perhaps they should make a sequel and have Satan give Bruce the powers the next time around.