Basically, Bruce Almighty is about getting Carrey to stop acting up. But without his misbehaving, there's no movie.
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05/23/03
Bruce Almighty (2003)
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Reviews Counted:167
Fresh:82
Rotten:85
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Carrey is hilarious in the slapstick scenes, but Bruce Almighty gets bogged down in treacle.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Comedies
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... [More]
Starring: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall
Director: Tom Shadyac
Reviews for Bruce Almighty
121 - 140 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
moralizing mumbo-jumbo
05/23/03
Like its protagonist, it's too willing to ignore its assets. We don't ask much from our summer movies; a little effort should not be beyond this one's grasp.
05/23/03
If you are a fan of Carrey's comedic talents, and if you just want a few laughs, Bruce Almighty is all-righty, then.
05/23/03
If you're looking for a decent Jim Carrey flick, consider your prayers answered.
05/23/03
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05/23/03
A lame supernatural comedy that loses Jim Carrey in a wilderness of witlessness.
05/23/03
A very funny and enjoyable film.
05/23/03
One idea stretched thin.
05/23/03
For the first half of the film all is right with the world and you're reminded why it is Jim's one of our most adored mega stars.
05/23/03
The film just didn't seem to have enough to sustain its ripe premise.
05/23/03
The problem is that Bruce is an unlikable, self-centered character.
05/23/03
The whole thing reeks of the formulaic, of a carefully packaged bid to propel the star back to his appointed place in the commercial constellation, all the while depriving him of the dark side that got him there in the first place.
05/23/03
Midrange Carrey, neither as artful as The Truman Show nor as singularly crude as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
05/23/03
...as entertaining as you can expect a Friday night date-movie to be.
05/23/03
Finally, there’s an answer to the lyrics posed in Joan Osborne’s annoying song One of Us. And star Jim Carrey is the one to thank/blame.
05/23/03
[Bruce Almighty] marks Carrey's worst movie to date (and no, I'm not forgetting that dreadful Ace Ventura sequel)...
05/23/03
It's not a divine comedy, but it beats getting struck by lightning (if God doesn't have a sense of humor, don't stand next to Jim Carrey).
05/23/03
Even with all its predictability, Bruce Almighty and its star Jim Carrey still leaves you crying from laughter.
05/23/03
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