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Summary: Verry Funny!!!
Review: Bruce Almighty is very funny. It is about a man who get all gods powers. He thinks god is ignoring him. In the end he figures out that being god is very hard. I think it one of the best movies ever. Jim Carry did a great job being Bruce in the movie. I think its a very likeable movie.
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Summary: Funny the 1st time at least
Review: This movie definitely has its ups and downs. It made me laugh my ass off though so I guess it did it's job. The movie sped the plot up at all the wrong parts and slowed it down at all the wrong parts as well. Some of the humor was for kids 6 and under it was so dumb, but then again some of it was pretty good too. Anyways I really enjoyed it in the theatre's for the laughs if not the actual movie. My brother ended up buying it and I must say that it is not a movie to own. The jokes get old extremely fast and since that's all the movie had going for it the movie dies as well.
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Summary: It all comes down to Grace
Review: Ever since Adam uttered the words, "The woman who you gave to me..." (Genesis 3:12) human kind has been blaming God for the problems in their lives. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carey) is an aspiring television anchor man for channel 7 in Buffalo who, when passed over for a key promotion, calls out to God for a sign (which appears on the back of a truck, and is totally missed by Bruce.) Bruce claims that if he were God he could do a better job of running the world, and God gives him the chance. God departs on vacation ("ever hear of the dark ages?") giving Bruce all of his powers but with two provisions, he can't tell anyone that he is God, and he can't interfere with free will. Typically, Bruce is thrilled with his powers, and typically instead of doing a better job of running the world, he uses the powers to improve his own life, albeit in a very humorous fashion. He even gets the prime anchor position that he desired, using his powers to turn his rival's newscast to gibberish. Bruce discovers that running the world is not as easy as he had imagined, and there are consequences for every action. Overwhelmed by prayers (which he has organized on the computer) he simply answers "yes" to all of them, creating a chaotic mess in the city of Buffalo. (I never knew so many people prayed to win the lottery!) When Bruce loses his girlfriend, Grace (Susan Aniston,) he realizes the importance of free will. Finding that even his powers can't make Grace love him again, he asks God, "How do you make someone love you without changing free will?" God's reply, "Welcome to my world," gives Bruce a heart rending look at how "easy" God's job really isn't. "Bruce Almighty" is funny without being irreverent, it doesn't make any strong theological statements, but if you are paying attention you'll realize that even God can't interfere with free will, and it all comes down to Grace.
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Summary: Jim carrey's best yet!
Review: Maybe even god himself would be proud? I believe that this is one of jim carrey's best performances! In this movie he gets to take over as god almighty, played by another exceptional actor(morgan freeman)for a period of time. His only stipulation is that he can't interfere with freewill in any way which makes his efforts to change parts of his life quite interesting. This movie has a few emotional parts to it, so if you are one who crys easy don't forget the tissues. Overall this movie scores a complete 10!
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Summary: The White Guy From "In Living Color"
Review: Jim Carrey is welcomed back with open arms with this funny and cute film. I think I have figured out Jim Carrey. He does a laugh out loud funny film, then goes and does a couple art films (Man On The Moon, The Majestic) and just when you are ready to give up on him, he sucks you back in. In the same manner he did when he was on "In Living Color". I'm sorry Homie the Clown, but fire marshall Bill was the funniest character on that show. Here Carry plays Bruce Nolan. A guy who can't really catch a break in life. After complaining enough about how God seems to ignore him. God (wonderfully played by Morgan Freeman) gives Bruce all his powers. Bruce then decides to fix a few wrongs in his life before even beginning to help others. This includes giving his girlfreind (Jennifer Pitt) bigger breasts, getting his arch-rival fired, and revenge on a gang. After all the fun, what's left is a man searching for God and still wanting answers. This film isn't as good as my favorite Carrey movie "Liar,Liar", but its able to stand on its own.
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Summary: Theology for the rest of us...
Review: The premise isn't much. Jim Carrey gets to play God. Far fetched? Sure. That's what makes it worth watching. If you want theology in a movie, well, I'm not sure where you go to get that. Holy Writ, not Hollywood screenwriters (would that be 'Holly writ'?), would be my guess. Obviously, a movie with Jim Carrey is not making an attempt at being theologically correct. It's a movie. A Hollywoood movie, at that. I think we expect too much out of Hollywood. It's Hollywood, for God's sake. It has its limitations, especially when success is measured in mass appeal. Obviously, if the masses enjoy something, it can't be too deep. That being said, it's a fun movie, especially if we view it not as a theological treatise but as a movie that does have a positive spin to it. It's good for some laughs. I too expected this to be a hideous film but I was pleasantly surprised. It deals generically with topics such as God's will and power, prayer, as with selfishness and selflessness and a more 'philosophical' approach to some of life's quirks. It's watered down theolgoy for the rest of us. It doesn't answer theologically deep questions but there are some thought provoking moments in the film. Sit back, have fun with a good ensemble and many humorous and touching moments.
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Summary: Not Jim Carrey at his best
Review: I really thought this would be better. I few small laughs, but nothing better
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Summary: Provokes us to thought
Review: When this movie first came out, I was pretty wary of it. Of course, there were the knee jerk reactions by some evangelical pastors who may of condemned the movie without even watching it, but who could blame them? Jim Carey, although a immensely talented actor (i.e., The Truman Show) have been in some pretty raunchy movies; but the more I heard about this movie, the more it appealed to me. So, down to the video store we went. It is probably too much to ask that any Hollywood producer take a evangelical view when making a movie, but despite some weaknesses (the sin issue is not dealt with at all- maybe Carey's character Bruce Nolans life is falling apart because of the sin in his life) this movie is a serious attempt to deal with the nature of prayer. Of course, there are the pranks and the silliness one would expect from a Carey movie, but this movie does provoke one to thought. What exactly is the relationship between free will and a God who loves us? There is some profanity which is too bad, it adds nothing to the movie and seems to be stuck in there just to give the movie an edge. Yeah, rent the movie, but I would not show it to children under Junior High age.
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Summary: Well...
Review: I was somewhat leery about watching BRUCE ALMIGHTY because of all the various reviews I had read and some of the things I had heard. After seeing the film, I found it to be a decent movie that had a great deal to say about the importance of prayer. Jennifer Aniston was perfect as Grace and she outshined Carrey in every scene they shared. Morgan Freeman was a nice touch, because he's such a talented actor that he brings a touch of class to any project, no matter how bad it is. Those are the postives. Now, for the negatives. To begin with, this is not one of Jim Carrey's better movies. The film is supposed to be a comedy, but it also portrays itself as a film with a very serious message. Therefore, Carrey's antics, as humorous as they are, really don't fit in with the reality of the movie. Which brings us the main thing wrong about the film. The central message of the film is about the importance of prayer and how powerful prayer can be. God does listen to our prayers. In this materialistic, post-modernistic, unmoral world we are living in, it's good for people to be reminded of the power and importance of prayer. God does hear our prayers and we have to trust Him that what happens in our lives will eventually turn out for the best (if not in this world, in the world to come). That's a great message. However, it's only have the story. God is love, but God is also Truth. God is holy and cannot exist with sin. Sin is a word people don't like to talk about, but just because many ignore it doesn't mean it stops to exist. BRUCE ALMIGHTY has a lot to say about prayer, but it doesn't say anything about sin. Bruce was mad at God because his life was falling apart around him and he didn't understand why. Now, I'm not going to say God wouldn't answer him, but Bruce never once consider that maybe God was trying to answer him, but couldn't because of the sin in Bruce's life. Bruce and Grace were living in sin, pure and simple. Their fornication and immorality shouldn't be taken lightly. But, in the movie it is. In fact, it's paraded, made to seem perfectly legitimate, perfectly okay with God. Fact is, God hates fornication. He detests it. Sin is sin and though we can be forgiven of our sins, if we blatantly continue to live in sin without any repentance, it is seriously going to hinder our relationship with God. So, that's that. As a movie, BRUCE ALMIGHTY isn't too bad. It's fairly entertaining and it is nice to see Jim Carrey coming back to his comic roots. The movie also has a lot to say about the power of prayer. Nevertheless, the film does have some serious flaws, mainly how it totally ignores the issue of sin. If you're going to talk the talk, you should walk the walk as well.
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Summary: Hilarious
Review: Jim Carey is one of those comedic actors which you either love or hate. You'll either find him hilarious or rediculous, but whatever your take on Carey, Bruce almighty is Carey at his absolute best. Similar to "Liar Liar", bruce almighty has a fanciful yet very intrigueing basis for the plot: What if you could be God? Carey plays a man named bruce, an aspiring reporter living in Buffalo NY for whom it seems life is being less than fair. Carey's acting is more adult directed in Bruce almighty as opposed to his more children targeted portrayal of Liar Liar. With some serious, though always a little on the light side, moments, carey shows how to be funny while having some deeper notes present as well. After complaining about God and asking why God doesnt fix his life, God finally answers Bruce (The main character)... by paging him of course. Bruce travels to a seemingly abandoned warehouse which also turns out to be the headquarters of the big guy himself. God, angered that bruce is critical of his work, offers Carey the job of being God to see if he can do any better, and thus we are off onto an amusing and sometimes touching ride. Morgan Freeman, does a great job playing God, and the choice to make God black is a nice little humorous touch. Bruce Almighty is packed with scenes that will just plain make you laugh out loud, the whole point of a good comedy. While sometimes being a bit silly, as most of Carey's movies tend to be, Bruce Almighty manages to do a good job balancing the good humor with the "so stupid you have to laugh" humor. The movie also did a great job blending in some emotional depth without having it clash with the funny stuff. Bruce's struggle to cope with his newfound powers brings some philosophical morals to the story. As God bruce is all powerful, but the catch is that he cant mess with free will - a minor but extremely complicating factor for him. After spending most of his time greedily using his powers to benefit himself, he finds himself impotent when trying to help all the scores of people praying for things, while not interfereing with free will. Once having problems with his Girl friend played by Jenifer Anistan, Bruce also finds himself powerless, as he simply cannot force her to love him. This all ads some more interesting elements and some really touching moments to the film, moments handled much better than in similar movies. The message of the movie can be sumed up when God tells Bruce that people should look to themselves instead of looking to the skies for help. And of course Bruce learns the important lesson of what really matters in life (love not carear) and that sometimes we must accept our place in the world and rise above our ego's desires to be more than that. Rarely can a comedy explore such questions without being corny and yet still managing to be funny. While I wouldnt give it a perfect 5, I have to say I liked this movie a lot, and I think most anyone will come away from Bruce almighty both with a smile and perhaps even a little enlightenment.
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