Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Suspense, Revenge, Religion, School / Campus
Tagline: He's got the power.
Plot: Jim Carrey returns to his zany, manic roots in this Capraesque comedy from director Tom Shadyac (ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE and LIAR LIAR). Carrey stars as Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, New York who lives a normal life with his sweet girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston). But Bruce isn't satisfied, and after a particularly bad day where everything goes wrong, he blames God. After spewing a tirade of curses God's way, God (Morgan Freeman in a gentlemanly white suit) responds and challenges Bruce to take over and see if he can run things better. Of course, there are some conditions; Bruce can only have the "almighty" powers for 24 hours and only in the Buffalo area. This doesn't stop Bruce, and he responds to his newfound powers with selfish, childlike zeal. Like a kid in a candy store, Bruce sets off making one hysterical, yet disastrous, decision after another. He pulls the moon closer to the earth so he can have a more romantic evening with Grace, unaware that his actions cause a tidal wave in Japan and responds to the prayers of the world with a mass-email "yes" that creates millions of lottery winners, riots, and mayhem. Ultimately, Bruce proves he is only human, and cannot possibly fill God's shoes, although he has a great time
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 Putting aside the juvenile humor (which is admittedly, albeit unevenly, funny), all that's left is a woefully underwritten motion picture that starts out as a dumb comedy before taking an ill-advised detour into mawkish sentimentality.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
The hugely talented Jim Carrey has the power of God but unless you like boob jokes and preachy sentimentalism, this comedy isn't funny at all.--Andrew O'Hehir (Salon)
It’s certainly funny enough to sit back and relax B--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
When a comedy resorts to borrowing a scene from "Old School" to make you laugh, you know you've got a disappointment on your hands. 4/10--Scott Spicciati (Movie-Vault.com)
It certainly marks Carrey's worst movie to date, and provides a perfectly good excuse for the actor to focus solely on dramatic roles. --David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
"Bruce Almighty" may be too saccharine for some, but it's mostly a smart, surprisingly thought-through blockbuster, with a decent grasp of the theological implications of its idea.  --Nev Pierce (BBC Films)
You know how many times I laughed during “Bruce Almighty”? ZERO! --Kevin N. Laforest (Montreal Film Journal)
Plays to the middle of the road – designed to be a big, safe, summer movie. 66/100--Jamie Gillies (Apollo Guide)
...we're left with a handful of laugh-out loud scenes, some chuckles, a bogus romance and not enough gas to cover the film's short runtime, which sadly peters out with about twenty minutes to go and turns into sentimental sap that simply does not work. 5/10--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
Average comedy with several good gags – Carrey is good, but it’s just a shame the film didn’t aim a little higher. --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
Much less effort seems to have gone into thinking through this predictable, corny story about a loser who trades places with God than the admittedly impressive effects, which include a dog repeatedly sprinkling computer-generated urine onto the star - whose clothes nevertheless remain improbably dry.  --Lou Lumenick (New York Post)
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Tom Shadyac
Liar Liar, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor |
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| Mark O'Keefe
Click, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman |
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Jim Carrey
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Truman Show, Dumb & Dumber |
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Three Kings, Runaway Jury, Working Girl |
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John Debney
Sin City, The Passion of the Christ, Liar Liar |
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| Even apart from the fact that it's not nearly funny enough, "Bruce Almighty" is a peculiar film, a movie about spirituality that's completely unspiritual, rather like a musical written and scored by the tone-deaf. --Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle)
Typical Carrey comedy - it's got a few funny moments, but more often than not it's just plain annoying. 4/10--Gary Panton (Movie Gazette)
This movie might not prove to be a summer blockbuster, but its light-hearted human comedy and brilliant physical timing will make it a crowd pleaser for sure.--Antony Teofilo (CountingDown)
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