Carrey is just right

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2003)

I really wanted to like this movie. However, I admit I was worried that all the good stuff was in the trailer. My fears were laid to rest in the first 10 minutes, and I settled in to Carrey's best movie since Liar Liar.

Jim Carrey seems to have finally found the line where being too zany hurts his work, and he does not cross it here. His Bruce Nolan character is very believable and a likeable guy. He doesn't dream of being a big star in New York, he'll settle for Buffalo. I thought his reactions to not getting the anchor job, and his general feeling of "God is against me" were right on target and something a lot of us go through at times. I'm not saying Carrey shouldn't do straight drama, but this type of film his obviously his niche.
I do not, however, want to forget Jennifer Anniston. I've read some reviews that have basically said "well, she's not bad for the film, just not good for it either". I disagree. Yes she's beautiful, but in my opinion she's got an every woman quality to her that make her seem like someone you could know. I believe she's got a long, lucrative film career ahead of her.
Finally let me add these things:

If God really is the way Morgan Freeman portrays him we're all gonna be ok. - Catherine Bell is gorgeous and I think she'd be a great bad girl/seductress in a film even more so than she is here. -Everyone should give proper credit to Steven Carrell for the on-air scene where Bruce messes with him. An awesome bit of comedy.