...And God Said "Ha!".

Rating: Null/10 (25 July 2003)

Special effects heavy summer fluff about a struggling newsman (Jim Carrey) who questions the work God is doing. Enter God himself (Morgan Freeman) as he makes a deal with the title character, giving him all his heavenly powers. Naturally goof-ball Carrey uses his new skills in the most moronic ways. Live-in girlfriend Jennifer Aniston worries that Carrey is losing interest in her and focusing too much on less important things. Sexy news anchor Catherine Bell (of "JAG" fame) soon has her eye on Carrey after his unbelievable run of good luck. And of course no one knows that Freeman and Carrey have their little agreement. Problems arise all over the world due to Carrey's selfish use of his powers. In the end, can he fix the difficulties he has created? "Bruce Almighty" is an economically heavy film that cost a small fortune to make, but no money was spent on the really important things. Carrey, who was so good in "The Truman Show", continues to choose silly projects that only look at the bottom line. Aniston and Bell fit in good in a mess like this because they are basically just television performers and this production plays more like a sitcom than a motion picture. As for Freeman, I have no clue why he is in this thing. Wants to be a comedy, but toes delicate subject matter way too much to be very funny. Most things within the film's wild screenplay make no sense and the direction lacks pace and conviction. 2.5 out of 5 stars.