In Jim, We Trust

Rating: 8/10 (16 June 2003)

Tom Shadyac's "Bruce Almighty" starring Jim Carrey is flat out funny. Jim Carrey is totally in his medium-- comedy. "Bruce" has a surprisingly good story by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe, and Steve Oedekerk. Jim Carrey is awesome as Bruce Nolan: wannabe news anchorman and over all whiner. Bruce's life is not what it ought to be... Someone get him a tissue. Anyway, God (wonderfully played by Morgan Freeman) is listening to our whining hero and grants Bruce his powers, so God can take a vacation. The only catch is that Bruce cannot mess with free-will. Jennifer Aniston is absolutely charming, and funny as Bruce's suffering girlfriend.
Where else can you see great visual gags, and still address the eternal question: How can you make someone love you, and not mess with free-will? Even God would like to know. Shadyac and Carrey have done their job. They make us laugh big time, make us think, and they never take themselves seriously. Now that is close to godliness.