A Crack at Taking God's Job!

Rating: 7/10 (12 June 2008)

Bruce Nolan was an aspiring journalist who wanted nothing more than the local anchorman job in Buffalo, New York instead of doing funny bits of news like the introduction where he is at Polish bakery celebrating the city's largest chocolate chip cookie. It starts off smart but it wears thin overall. Bruce is played by the unforgettable Jim Carrey who is brilliant at physical comedy much like John Ritter, Don Knotts, and Jerry Lewis in this film. Morgan Freeman plays God who transfers his powers to him to see what it would be like to be God. So Bruce is now God and he must hear prayers and confessions of everybody. God's job is not easy if you are believer. He has a lot of work but I take this comedy as is rather than serious drama. Jennifer Aniston plays his girlfriend (how did Brad Pitt trade her for Angelina is beyond me?). She is equally superb in the straight woman role. There are supporting players like Steve Carrell, Nora Dunn, and Sally Kirkland to name only a few.