Jim Carrey shines

Rating: 6/10 (18 September 2006)

Bruce Almighty
Bruce Nolan is one sore guy.And he has every right to be. He's been kicked out of his job, has been beaten up by goons while he tries to save an old beggar, has a fight with his long time girlfriend Grace( played by the oh-so liekable Jennifer Aniston).In desperation, he calls out God and accuses him of not doing his job properly. Next day he starts receiving calls from a no. on his pager.When he calls the no. he gets a message which rouses his curiosity, and he goes, without knowng that the encounter is going to change his life. There he meets ...God!(played absolutely superbly by Morgan Freeman) He gives Bruce 2 weeks to be God, and see how difficult his job is.Although suspecting some elaborate practical joke, Bruce gradually realises that he is in fact God The next 30-45 mins are easily the most enjoyable of the movie, with Jim Carrey in his elements, playing cocky arrogant but yet sooooooooo likable the way only he can.He extracts vengeance on all those who had wronged him. the goons, his rival, has the most amazing sex with Grace , gets himself a car to die for, and so on. u get the idea.
However, like all romantic comedies, it loses steam halfway through when it goes into the love story gone sour part.The second half basically drags on to a conclusion which everyone already knows. A watchable movie, thanks to Jim Carrey. nothing more, nothing less.