Bruce Almighty (2003)
Bruce is a local news reporter who is discontented with nearly everything in his life, and rarely misses an opportunity to complain about it. Until one day God endows Bruce with all of his powers and challenges him to take on his job and see if he can do any better. (Universal Pictures)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Tom Shadyac
Written By: Steve Oedekerk, Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Sally Kirkland, Philip Baker Hall, Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Jennifer Aniston, Nora Dunn, P.J. Byrne, Catherine Bell, Eddie Jemison, Mary Pat Gleason, Lisa Ann Walter
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
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MartinTeller | 47 7th |
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Pretty lame. I don't like Jim Carrey much to begin with, though. I laughed a couple of times, mostly at Dan Hedaya. And Morgan Freeman is always a pleasure to watch, but not enough to save this mediocre crap.
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JRC_85 | 52 34th |
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So essentially, we have Jim Carrey playing typical Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston playing romantically frustrated Rachel Greene (a la Friends). Pretty funny at times- especially considering this is the first widely known movie where we get funnyman Steve Carell as a central character- but otherwise, it's predictable.
Morgan Freeman as God may well be the only reason to watch this one.
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| 2 | sanjuro | 20 8th |
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Christ almighty...
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| 2 | st_fly | 0 2nd |
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Crap, only God Himself could have turned this turd into a rose and I guess he decided not to.
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BillyShears | 70 53rd |
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Fun set up then it takes a giant nosedive in the middle Morgan Freeman is great though yeah!
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purgatos | 57 27th |
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It had some funny parts, but it's a good thing I wrote this review now because I might forget this existed in a week.
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Magb | 40 10th |
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God Almighty! Tell us Lord! What have we done to deserve this severe punishment in movie form? Actually, this movie is just mediocre and unfunny and forgettable.
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doctor7 | 60 38th |
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Some decent laughs throughout this comedy. I'll be honest I was hoping for a lot more. I thought Jim Carrey and Morgan Freeman did great jobs with their characters but there just wasn't enough laughs to make this memorable and there wasn't enough deep philosophy to make it really memorable either. It's alright but nothing great.
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grimace98 | 5 1st |
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Bein' God is hard so, uhhh, put up with life being horrible I guess
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cellophane | 70 18th |
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A high-concept comedy that is fairly mediocre, with a few great moments provided by Steve Carrell.
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terrymac | 58 31st |
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I'm not sure how much I like this. It's a bit all over the place, but punctuated by some funny scenes. Carrey is Carrey, as you might expect. I think it just runs out of steam. Watchable.
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lachapelle | 86 77th |
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Jim Carrey can be grating. I can't stand Steven Carrell. Jennifer Aniston doesn't know how to play anything except for Rachel. Yet, somehow, this movie is fantastic! Carrey's shtick is there, but only when appropriate. But most importantly, Morgan Freeman is God (he plays Him in the movie as well).
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Pickpocket | 5 44th |
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Morgan Freeman playing God was spot on. Typecasting anyone?
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Ytadel | 3 28th |
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Jim Carrey and Morgan Freeman are both likable (even though Jennifer Aniston is playing Standard Jennifer Aniston Character #1 again), the premise is ok... the only thing that's missing, sadly, is strongly written comedy.
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timmo | 60 17th |
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Fun, but quite contrived. Over-the-top in its second-half preachiness, too.
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| 1 | jasonmyers | 48 15th |
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i fell asleep...nuff said...watched it again to make sure I didn't miss anything and it turns out that I didn't.
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Alex Watkins | 1 7th |
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The premise is...okay. I like Jim Carrey, but this isn't good. It's rather maudlin at times, too, and mostly unfunny.
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Bojangles | 30 12th |
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Few mildly funny moments and Morgan Freeman. The rest is 'bleh.'
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| 1 | Skenkere | 54 32nd |
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Perfectly passable comedy, but nothing more.
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Anomaly | 52 20th |
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Morgan Freeman is god. Coincidentally, he plays god in this film. Besides him, it's really just another mediocre Jim Carrey comedy that brings nothing new to the table.
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Cubal | 65 50th |
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A comedy about being god, Jim Carrey surprisingly does this well enough for an atheist to enjoy it with no real problem. Granted, it does follow a rather standard comedy formula, but it certainly does work.
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miss jesus | 37 17th |
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Surprisingly unfunny, considering the possibilities in the premise. Most of those points are for the scene where Bruce was making Evan wig out on air, because that almost made me pee on myself I was laughing so hard. Unfortunately, this spends waaay too much time being respectful and didactic, when it would have been more entertaining if he'd just gone power-mad for the full runtime.
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Mawkee | 97 68th |
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This should be marked as "Comedy" instead of "Fantasy". Jim playing God is one of the funniest things you can imagine. The story is not that incredible, but it's really, REALLY fun. Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell are fantastic here too. Worth it!
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begoniabol | 40 38th |
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Not a great movie, but not the worst I've seen. I've giggled twice or something
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Beer94 | 66 56th |
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I'm probably scoring this too highly, but I just love it.
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| 1 | daybrinjer | 30 11th |
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All the power of a god and that's all that he does with it?
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deliz | 77 48th |
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Funny.
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Trooth | 68 46th |
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Pretty decent, but left me somehow unsatisfied. I was thrilled to see Jim Carrey in another comedy movie after a pretty long "serious" stint, but it somehow doesn't feel like the same old Jim Carrey from the 90s. It's still a decent story, I'd have to say, but just feels like it's trying really hard not to be a comedy. When it starts taking dramatic/sad turns, it feels more like a buzzkill than tactful story progression. Still, if you like any of the primary actors, you're likely to enjoy it.
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Ryan Lueders (ReelRyan) | 86 76th |
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I'm glad I finally got to see this movie. Jim Carrey did a great job at his short stint of being Bruce Almighty. Morgan Freeman did a fantastic job as God. That silky smooth voice could only come from the heavenly father. Some of the jokes are a little goofy (It's a Jim Carrey movie after all) but the scenes that worked, really worked and I laughed really hard during those scenes. The Steve Carell scene with the babbling had me in tears it was so funny. I also liked the moral of the story.
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peyrin | 20 5th |
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Only America can make a movie where you become God and all you can think of is making your boss happy
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