Jim Carrey is a funny guy...

Rating: 6/10 (13 September 2005)

I just don't know why he keeps trying to concentrate on pronouncing words incorrectly. That's not comedy, that's a speech impediment.
Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a struggling reporter for a local TV station in Buffalo. After some pretty terrible things happen to him, like he's passed over for a promotion, and he gets beaten up by a bunch of Hispanics (Congratulations to Noel Gugliemi for landing the role of 'Hispanic Thug #1' yet again). These kinds of things would ruin anyone's day, I'm sure. He blames God (Morgan Freeman, in another fresh and original role unlike any he has ever undertaken) for all of his problems, like most rational people do, but God has a trick up his sleeve: he's going to give Bruce his powers! Oh, what fun! Instead of making himself master of the world, or a multi-billionaire, Bruce instead abuses his powers in less creative ways, such as to make the dog pee in the toilet, which is probably just what I would do if I were ALL-POWERFUL.
Well, if there's one thing I can't get enough of, it's heart-warming comedies where characters learn something. This is just the type of movie that is just too absent from Hollywood.
Oh, wait, every damn movie that comes out follows this exact same formula. I've been fooled yet again! Damn you Hollywood! Damn you! If you think saying words improperly is funny, this is the movie for you.