Basically a repeat of Liar, liar but compared to the Truman Show quite enjoyable.

Rating: 5/10 (24 March 2005)

Yes, Jim Carrey could probably act in this movie and sleep at the same time. He has played this character under different aliases so manny times that it seems that he just wanted to cash in his check this time. Maybe he was tired of being rejected by the Academy so many times that he just threw in the towel and said: "The hell with it!". Even so, this is a somewhat worthy effort. Bruce, as Carrey calls himself this time, would probably never get out of the rut he is in (much like Carrey's role in the Mask) if fate hadn't stepped in, actually the personification of fate, God. Somehow, we laugh more at people's misfortune than charm (think Homer Simpson, Al Bundy etc.). When Bruce gets the powers of God we are only slightly amused but kind of bored. I can't really speak for everybody but I think many will agree.
The performances are what we expect in a movie like this, even Morgan Freeman gives a somewhat limited performance (congratulations on finally winning an Oscar). Jennifer Aniston is underused as Lisa Kudrow was in the two Analyze films. The one surprise is Steve Carell, who has a new show premiering tonight on US TV. In the scene where Carrey makes his usual grunt noises and makes them come out of Carells mouth, it's astounding how well they play together. I don't know how many times they retook this but it's the best part of the movie.
The endless last 30 minutes seemed tacked on by Carrey himself to make some kind of statement to the audience. What a waste of film, we didn't want to see another retread of "It's a wonderful life" for the umpteenth time and I think Carrey should stick to one formula at a time. The same happened in Liar, liar but they only wasted 10 minutes in that movie. I understand that Carrey had a new film in theaters with a serious role again. I can't figure him out but maybe i'm not meant to because then there would be nothing to write about him.