Great movie. Jim Carrey is good as always. But too many people seemed to have missed the message.

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2003)

OK, it's clear that "Bruce Almighty" has stirred up quite a storm of controversy apparently on all fronts for its views of religion (I've read it's been banned in several countries) and the fact that the powers of God can be trusted upon an average joe, who is in this case, Bruce Nolan (played by Jim Carrey). I have no beef against "Bruce Almighty" because I feel that anyone can relate to Bruce's situation, and I think that is what a lot of this movie's attackers have missed. Yes this is a comedy, but it has a heart and it's in the right place.
As for the storm, however, the question of whether or not this movie is truly blasphemous in any kind of way, I'll leave to the scholars but don't look past the message that this movie is trying to convey to the audience. It simply tells a story that you should love yourself for who you are and that God (or some force higher than Man) has a plan for you and don't think that you are insignificant. God (or a higher force) always answers, but the answer you receive may not always be the one that you desire.

I could go on and on about this but I don't want to be attacked by people from each and every direction.