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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 2303
Released: November 25, 2003 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Bestowing Jim Carrey with godlike powers is a ripe recipe for comedy, and Bruce Almighty delivers the laughs that Carrey's mainstream fans prefer. The high-concept premise finds Carrey playing Bruce Nolan, a frustrated Buffalo TV reporter, stuck doing puff-pieces while a lesser colleague (the hilarious Steven Carell) gets the anchor job he covets. Bruce demands an explanation from God, who pays him a visit (in the serene form of Morgan Freeman) and lets Bruce take over while he takes a brief vacation. What does a petty, angry guy do when he's God? That's where Carrey has a field day, reuniting with his Ace Ventura and Liar, Liar director, Tom Shadyac, while Jennifer Aniston gamely keeps pace as Bruce's put-upon fiancée. Carrey's actually funnier before he becomes Him, and the movie delivers a sappy, safely diluted notion of faith that lacks the sincerity of the 1977 hit Oh, God! Still, we can be thankful that Carrey took the high road and left Little Nicky to Adam Sandler. --Jeff Shannon
Bruce Almighty (Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
Come on Jim...push yourself a bit harder! 
2008-07-16 - This movie falls short of the wide open possibilities for this movie's premise and instead chooses weak sentiment, hackneyed Carrey tricks, and to quote Morgan Freeman's God character, "parlor tricks" to entertain.
Bruce Almighty isn't awful it's just so sadly average and I guess one could say that summarizes the career of Jim Carrey as well. Jim Carrey is capable of a lot and yet no director seems able to rein him in (or perhaps it's that Carrey refuses). Furthermore, he needs to stop accepting flimsy screenplays that require him to rescue them with his manic comedic style. The philosophy worked in the first Ace Venture and The Mask and to a degree in Liar, Liar, but it has long since run out of gas.
The supporting cast including Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carrell are really wasted here save the oft-mentioned news broadcast scene where Carrell channels Carrey's vocal pyrotechnics to perfection. There doesn't seem to be much chemistry between Aniston and Carrey either and it's hard to feel anything for Bruce since he's a self-centered martyr who never really seems to get it save a near-death experience. If it takes getting run over by a truck to see how selfish you are when given the chance to play God for a while, then why should anyone feel sorry for you?
Most disappointing to me was the cheesy sermon delivered at the end. Honestly, who cares? I don't need the kind of schmaltzy morale provided. Things like this are best saved for book markers, bumper stickers, or The Family Circus.
Whether Jim Carrey's agent is not doing his job or Carrey simply refuses to take on a job that might call for him to check his stand-up/In Living Color shtick for some genuine depth remains to be determined. All I know is we need more of this kind of tepid fare about as much as Carrey needs a triple shot of espresso.
Not that funny
2008-06-25 - I love Jim Carrey. He is one of the only actors that actually makes me laugh. He is very believable in everthing he does and he does it well. However, sometimes it doesn't automatically mean that the movie pertaining to his role will be any good. ie- The awful Cable Guy, Liar Liar, and even Bruce Almighty. It wasn't as bad as the other 2, but it was not that good either. It was barely funny, there were only a couple of really decent sorta funny moments.
The story was bland and got very repetetive, very quickly. Jennifer Aniston's character was annoying and did nothing for the film. Jim Carrey sure looked like he was having fun though. His character, while interesting enough, still couldn't really save the movie. Morgan Freeman does a fine job, as usual in his small but important role.
If you are looking for effective , funny Jim Carrey comedies, skip this and check out Dumb and Dumber or The Mask. Or, one of Jim's best films out there- The Truman Show.
Very funny and silly rolled into one :-) 
2008-06-22 - I enjoyed this movie a lot - not to the point where I'd buy this and watch it over and over, but it's still really enjoyable and entertaining. I'd watch anything that Jim Carey is in and he was so good here. To me, the one that stole the show was Steve Carell. The scene where he's trying to read the news yet Bruce is playing with him, was so funny, that I was crying with laughter in the theater. I had only ever seen Steve Carell before that as Edgar in Watching Ellie, but I knew after that scene that he'd be a major star.
Jennifer Aniston was good as Bruce's girlfriend, and Morgan Freeman plays God really well. Some of the comedy is a little tired and lacking, but there are truly some brilliant moments in the film. As I mentioned before, Evan trying to read the news is my highlight, and I also like the discovery of Jimmy Hoffas 'resting place'. There is a message in here about people improving their lives (regardless of what religion you are, this movie won't offend), and it was written well and performed well by everyone. I think this is one of Jim Carrey's best roles and hope that you do yourself a favour and watch this if you haven't already. It's really good.
Only Jim Carrey 
2008-06-17 - this movie was writen for jim carrey. this movie is hillarious. it's a must see for any jim carrey fan and everyone else.
skipped alot
2008-05-27 - I thought this was a new dvd but this dvd skipped at least 20 times.
