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Bruce Almighty

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Bruce Almighty (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 168 Fresh: 82  Rotten:86 Average Rating: 5.7/10
 
Consensus: Carrey is hilarious in the slapstick scenes, but Bruce Almighty gets bogged down in treacle.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Synopsis: 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... 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 trying. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall, Catherine Bell

Director: Tom Shadyac
Screenwriter: Michael O'Keefe, Steve Koren, Steve Oedekerk
Producer: Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey, James D. Brubaker, Michael Bostick, Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 6, 2007

[DVD Details]

HD DVD Features:

  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround - English
  • Dolby Digtial Plus 2.0 Stereo Surround - French
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Tom Shadyac - Director
  • Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
  • Outtakes
  • Featurette - THE PROCESS OF JIM
  • Trailer - Theatrical Trailer

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The movie is in a hurry to show Jim Carrey goin' all crazy with his superpowers, and doesn't have the energy to give us a credible premise.

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Rich Cline
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This is another of Jim Carrey's surefire vehicles that can be whittled down to a phrase: Jim Carrey is the Grinch; Jim Carrey is God.

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Joe Lozito
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If only the writers had thought to open up the concept beyond dog-on-toilet gags.

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Bruce Almighty is the kind of movie that Jim Carrey should stick to.

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It is laugh out loud funny and yet, heartfelt.

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08/13/04
Mark Sells
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The dearth of imagination is stupefying. Carrey is alternately embarrassing and terrifyingly detached, [and] Freeman has sold out.

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07/06/04
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Never before have I heard the F word used in a film about God, though I'm sure there were times in Passion of the Christ when Jesus was thinking it...

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[Carrey's] latest is a comedy–thank heaven–that might even cause the guy upstairs to fall down laughing.

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Thomas Delapa
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