Movie Over-Rated

Rating: 7/10 (2 January 2004)

I went into this movie liking the idea that God would put his power into a simple mortal and the concept that said mortal would use the power to get into mischief. But why did it have to be Jim Carrey ? I still don't think he all that funny; he mugs, he grins, he makes noises and hams it up and somehow he's considered a comic genius ? What am I missing ? The saving grace in this movie is Morgan Freeman as the Almighty; he is very enjoyable to watch as he spouts pearls of wisdom and portrays the Lord as I would see him; not as a Puritanical dour-faced creator of worlds but as a father figure with a sense of humor. Jennifer Aniston is also in this movie and what better reason to see this movie than to see her boobs get bigger. The comedy is fair, the special effects enjoyable and the plot struggles to stay aloft as Carrey camps it up, but it does have a message without being too preachy and it ends with a wry sense of humor that even Carrey can't foil.