Mediocre

Rating: 4/10 (23 November 2003)

I'd say this was Jim Carrey's worst movie if not for the existence of "The Majestic" (oh boy, now THAT's a stinker!) Actually, "Bruce Almighty" is not a bad movie, but it's so terribly mediocre that it just gets tiring. The worst thing is, the premise is fantastic and this could have been great, but of all people Tom (Patch Adams) Shadyac got the directing bid. Yes, this is the man that also helmed "Ace Ventura" and the decent "Liar Liar" but even the latter film had a tinge of syrupy wholesomeness that undermined the that film's comic premise. Basically, "Bruce Almighty" needed a little edge, and Shadyac was not the man to deliver it. What is the point of this film? What humor there is turns maudlin and dopey before we're even out of Act II. Hollywood just gets sadder and sadder. Do you know what would of made this film great? Imagine Woody Allen directing. Then at least we could've gotten a funny picture with some ballz.