What if God was one of us?

Rating: 6/10 (19 August 2008)

You know that famous Joan Osborne's song "One of us"? This movie is a vision of what if God was one of us. It was directed by Tom Shadyac, the same guy who directed the great "Liar Liar". While "Bruce Almighty" is an okay movie, it isn't a great movie. "Liar Liar" is far superior, more clever and way funnier. Not that "Bruce Almighty" isn't funny. It has its comical moments, but it never is as strong as "Liar Liar".
The story is original, different and has its funny side, but can be offensive for some people. It isn't offensive for me, however.
This film casts Jim Carrey as the Bruce Almighty of the title, who isn't that almighty as you'll see all over the movie. Morgan Freeman and the pretty Jennifer Aniston also star in this film.
The best scenes of the film are, in my opinion, the following: when Bruce inserts stars in the sky and pushes the moon closer to us; when he's testing his new powers at the sound of the cool song "The Power"; when Jim Carrey and Morgan Freeman are standing still on the sea and then we see Jim Carrey running above the sea. I mean, can you imagine the sensation, what would it be like if us humans could walk and run above the sea as if we were doing the same in any ordinary street? And imagine how far could we go and what we could explore...
Overall, it's an okay comedy but nothing special. It is, however, recommendable for those who like Jim Carrey's humor.