For one time, Devil is missed (TV)

Rating: 4/10 (13 March 2007)

This movie is about an unlucky loser (Jim Carrey) who blames God for his fate. As a try-out, God gives him his almighty powers for a while. This new god turns his love, his life, his town totally upside down to finally understand what he has to do
I admit: this was the movie teaser that motivates me to see the movie. But I was a bit afraid that the good jokes of the teaser could have been "the best of".
But, surprisingly, the period while Bruce is almighty is the less interesting part of the movie: the jokes are fun but his ambition & egocentrism bite the nail of the enjoyment. In other words, the script lacks here some deep sense.
On the opposite, the beginning of his unsuccessful life & his final revelation are more balanced: the jokes are hilarious & I care for his fighting spirit!
It was all the more enjoyable than i got the feeling of "déjà-vu": Believe it or not, last year, on 1st June, St Justin day (!), after a f#ck! day (shootings from my boss, a dear friend hangs up at phone), I came back to my accommodation, saying the same lines of that movie: "what do you want God ?" "when did I act so badly to feel such pain!!!" Then, opening my letterbox, I find a printed ad: "You want help! Ready to help!". Again like the movie. I didn't phoned the office, just keep the letter as a fetish luck.
Lately, my fate get worst but, with the help of a great collaborator, I had a revelation & make sense: bad luck, worries aren't the work of God but the work of the devil. If you believe in God, you can't ignore the devil. So my opinion is the more you stay sincere, honest, honorable, helpful, the more you signal to the bad one. You become then a first in his list of harassment. Life is thus balanced: what God gives you, Devil tries to take it back.The sign that this is a good path for thinking is that my belief (Zen) translates this also: Life changes: Be ready for that!!!
So, in spite of all the good fun, this comedy is unable to propose an active thinking. Its almigthy flaw is the side of bad things
When Bruce becomes crazy or when people riots, if god is sad, the other one should have a good laugh, because all the pure things (love, compassion) have left
Maybe this more profound vision in the sequel..
In all cases, Jim Carrey is an enthusiastic actor. His energy is a great help to clearly understand how the character feel: When he is confused, he is madly furious; when he miss his girlfriend, he really seems pitiful
My conclusion would be from Pope Benoit XVI, who answers the question: "Has God the sense of fun?" with: "Absolutely, but he is very subtle, the signs hard to appear, but when the pieces come together, it is a way to return for more humility!!!"