A Mixed Bag

Rating: 7/10 (9 June 2003)

The film and its premise wander all over the place, offering some very clever and funny scenes, along with too much preaching and wounded romance. If done as straight drama, it would have been an ingenious way to show how tough it is for God to exist and answer our prayers, while not interfering in free will. If done as a straight comedy, it would have been very smart in offering tons of gags about changing people's lives. Putting the two concepts together weakens the movie. But all in all, a fun time at the flicks. And Carrey is, well, as always, silly and goofy, and gets away with it most of the time.