Buffalo Never Looked So Good

Rating: 5/10 (17 June 2004)

I'm sorry, but only a few minutes, if that, was shot in Buffalo. If you couldn't tell by the clean streets and the obvious clock towers in Back to the Future on the Universal Studios lot, much of this film was shot outside of clean, quiet Buffalo. An overall good comedy for Jim Carey, it is funny for both a child and an adult audience. The only complaint I have about the film, other than it was not shot entirely in Buffalo, is that the studios marketed the film as a Jim Carey comedy. Even though it was the only smart choice to make, Jim Carey being a giant comedy star, the film is not your typical Jim Carey "make them laugh" movie. Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman are terrific and make the film stands up on its alone without Jim Carey. Much like Liar Liar, audience members may have passed on this film thinking it was a typical Jim Carey film. In fact, Bruce Almighty is one of Jim Carey's better films with a good story and great cast of characters.