- Film Review
- Reviewed By Brian Pendreigh
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3 out of 5
In director Tom Shadyac's comedy fantasy, Jim Carrey plays professionally wacky TV news reporter Bruce Nolan, who is passed over for promotion, vents his anger live on air, is sacked and curses God for doing a lousy job. Rising to the bait, the Almighty - a coolly majestic Morgan Freeman - gives the sceptical Bruce the chance to see if he can do any better. Bruce is none too bothered with world peace or any of that stuff; he does what you might expect a Carrey character to do when given divine powers - enlarge girlfriend Jennifer Aniston's boobs, perform a Red Sea-style parting of his tomato soup and pull the Moon out of its usual orbit to create a romantic moment. This wastes no time on deep theological questions; it's a return to Carrey the clown after public indifference to Carrey the actor. It has a neat premise and plenty of laughs, but it's not a film to stay long in the memory.
Plot Summary
Comedy fantasy starring Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman. When television reporter Bruce Nolan curses God for his misfortunes, the Almighty decides to give him the chance to do better.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Bruce Nolan
- Jim Carrey
- God
- Morgan Freeman
- Grace Connelly
- Jennifer Aniston
- Jack Keller
- Philip Baker Hall
- Susan Ortega
- Catherine Bell
- Debbie
- Lisa Ann Walter
- Evan Baxter
- Steve Carell
- Ally Loman
- Nora Dunn
- Bobby
- Eddie Jemison
- Anita, waitress
- Sally Kirkland
- Tony Bennett
- Tony Bennett
Crew
- Director
- Tom Shadyac
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