A nice little film

Rating: Null/10 (24 May 2003)

I went into this movie not expecting a whole lot. A movie about a guy who becomes God and is played by Jim Carrey... and then I saw the previews. Again, I expected the worst. Jim Carrey is an amazing actor though, so I gave it a shot.
I am very glad I did. Carrey does a wonderful job and an overlooked performance by the Daily Show's Stephen Colbert. It's cliche, but this movie will make you laugh and could make you cry. The film even turns out to be a great date movie due to the fairly strong realtionship issues in the plot.
For the religious people who want to boycott the movie. Your missing out on one of the best mainstream films about faith and God in a long time. The writers really knew their stuff and there are some humorous little bible references thrown in there. In the end, the religious concept made me feel stronger about my faith as opposed to thinking "Wouldn't it be cool to be God?"
That being said, this movie is PG-13 for a reason. Its not a movie to take the kids too. I think they used their max on the f word before a movie becomes R and there is some strong sexual references in the show. For the mature audience though, this is a great flick to see with a group of guys, a mixed group, or just an intimate night with your date. Not too intimate though as the movie theaters will probably be packed with people wanting to see this movie. I give it 7 out of 10 on IMDB's scale.