Trying too hard is the main feeling. Yet I did come out smiling.

Rating: 7/10 (23 May 2003)

Bruce Almighty was uneven, but mostly fun. It seemed to be trying too hard. Some of it was predictably Jim Carrey slapstick stuff, which just didn't feel didn't feel spontaneous. The movie spent alot of time trying to show Bruce as a totally narcissistic character who blames God for EVERYTHING (even mistakes of his own making) and yet it was trying to keep us feeling that Bruce isn't --really -- a bad guy, just a completely self-centered goofball.
Trying too hard is the main feeling of this movie. Yet I did come out smiling. Morgan Freeman (as God) was marvelous. I really liked Jennifer Aniston as Bruce's love-interest; she was a realistic character and we got to know and like her. The movie had a number of unexpected turns and was overall worth seeing. Even more worth seeing if you wait and see it "at the $1.50 theater".