Funny but perpetuates a myth

Rating: 10/10 (25 May 2003)

"Bruce Almighty" is clever, funny, thought-provoking, and filled with Bible-based sight gags that will easily be overlooked by those who aren't familiar with God's Word. Morgan Freeman's portrayal of God was done as righteously (pun intended) as a human could do it. I won't spoil the ending, but there are lessons learned about God and prayer and power, lessons that should far outweigh anyone's fears that the film is sacrilegious or blasphemous. My only complaint involved a reference to someone being "frozen stiff" like Walt Disney. This gag just perpetuates the myth that began shortly after Walt's death in 1966. Walt's body was not frozen but was cremated and interred in a Forest Lawn cemetery. Shame on the filmmakers!