What's It About: A man (Jim Carrey) who is frustrated with his life and his career is given the power of God. He uses his newfound power to help himself, but he finds that being selfish might not be the best way.
Why I Bought it in the First Place: I originally bought this in an attempt to own all of Jim Carrey's movies. In addition to starring Jim Carrey, it also has Morgan Freeman in a spot on casting as God. I also liked the message it has about faith.
What I Think of it Now: Well, it's not great. I still enjoy Jim Carrey's performance and Morgan Freeman as God is probably the best casting decision of the last decade. As I said, I also enjoy the aforementioned message of looking to a higher power, but not just standing by waiting for things to happen. Past those things though, there's not a whole lot to like here. The script is pretty dull and by the numbers. Bruce reacts the way you'd expect him to when given the power of God and, surprise, surprise, things don't go the way he expects. I think the issue with this movie lies in the direction.
It's not exactly subtle film making, but then Tom Shadyac, the director, is not exactly known for subtlety bringing us such hits as Ace Ventura, The Nutty Professor, and Patch Adams. Now to be fair, he also directed Liar Liar which is a wonderful movie, at least if it holds up to my memory. Another weak spot is Jennifer Aniston. Now in the interest of full disclosure, I don't like Jennifer Aniston in anything she's in, but she seems especially bored in this role. As a side note, Steve Carell is quite hilarious as usual and the "Come, take a closer walk with me" joke is still hilarious, unfortunately there's not much to admire here beyond the performance.
It's not exactly subtle film making, but then Tom Shadyac, the director, is not exactly known for subtlety bringing us such hits as Ace Ventura, The Nutty Professor, and Patch Adams. Now to be fair, he also directed Liar Liar which is a wonderful movie, at least if it holds up to my memory. Another weak spot is Jennifer Aniston. Now in the interest of full disclosure, I don't like Jennifer Aniston in anything she's in, but she seems especially bored in this role. As a side note, Steve Carell is quite hilarious as usual and the "Come, take a closer walk with me" joke is still hilarious, unfortunately there's not much to admire here beyond the performance.
Will I Be Keeping It: Sadly, I don't think I will be. I just don't see myself coming back to this movie again. It was fun for a while when I first saw it, but there's just not enough to make me want to see it again. If it comes on cable, I won't change the channel, but I don't think I need to own it anymore.
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