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Bruce Almighty (2003) Rank 5 Reviews
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Carrey is utterly delightful, whether pulling off some hilarious pratfall or energizing the most mundane piece of dialogue. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
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KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
I was in comedy heaven! ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
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Marketing strategies always intrigue me. By watching a trailer for a film, you can pretty much tell which demographic the advertising folks might be targeting. Sometimes they nail it. Sometimes they don’t. And many times, as in the case of Bruce ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Moviepie.com
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Detroit News (Tom Long)
Yep, this is the Carrey America loves -- off-the-wall, over-the-top, elastic, spastic and fantastic. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
Carrey’s return to comedy is divine, even if Bruce ends up a few Hail Marys short of almighty. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Bruce Almighty is the kind of movie that Jim Carrey should stick to. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
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I don't need to sit here and explain this movie to you, do I? It's one of the most blatantly simple movies I've ever seen: Jim Carrey becomes God. End of story. To say Bruce Almighty would have been a mighty bore without Carrey is a supreme understatement ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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DVD Net (Jules Faber)
Bruce is an average guy doing ordinary reporting for a Buffalo TV station. What he wants is to be anchorman on the newsdesk. Feeling God has some sort of grudge against him, he blames all of his malcontent on the Big Guy. So God answers him by donating ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at DVD Net (Jules Faber)
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Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Okay, Bruce Nolan(Jim Carrey) is a newcaster in Buffalo, NY who’s lost the anchor spot to his rival(Steven Carell) and is blaming God for all his troubles. God (Morgan Freeman) isn’t too thrilled with this, so he gives the job to Bruce for a time. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
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Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
Carrey is so gifted a physical comedian that even mediocre material shines in his talented hands, not to mention his talented feet, face, elbows, ears, hair and, ahem, derriere. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
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Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
Bruce Almighty answers the prayers of many and finally delivers an effective comedic approach to religious ideology. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
Carrey still has 'it'. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Bruce Nolan is one deeply disgruntled barrel of laughs--the emotional kin of Bill Murray's cynical weatherman in "Groundhog ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
A thoroughly entertaining, if somewhat repetitive film that doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't: A Jim Carrey movie...they could have made something more interesting, dramatic, serious and hilarious, but I don't think that's what the Jim Carrey audien ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
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Everyone is well cast and no one more perfectly than Freeman, who is far more God-like than George Burns ever was. Freeman's God is wise, humble, wry, patient and funny but never mean-spirited. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Aniston, as a sweet kindergarten teacher and fiancee, shows again (after "The Good Girl") that she really will have a movie career. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
...a great concept -- a clod becomes God. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
When Carrey is doing his thing as the Almighty, histrionically whipping up one miracle after another and relishing the power, "Bruce" has you spring-cleaning your lungs with laughter. But you are made to pay for it with a third-act sap-rising that's as ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
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Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
If the results are something less than inspired, they remind us there is godliness in silliness. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
"Bruce Almighty" is an uproarious, enjoyable comedic farce that explores religion in many aspects. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Jim Carrey with divine powers? Heaven help us! Heaven - in the form of Morgan Freeman as God in a maharishi tunic - helps Carrey, an aspiring TV news anchor in Bruce Almighty, a disarming comedy about the uses and abuses of omnipotence. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
A perfectly respectable Jim Carrey comedy that makes you feel as if you're right back in 1997, watching Liar Liar . ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
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Billings Outpost (Montana) (Josh Gilchrist)
There’s something to be said for a film that keeps us smiling rather than one that has a few funny moments before disappearing from memory forever. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Billings Outpost (Montana) (Josh Gilchrist)
Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
Bruce Almighty has a great premise that collapses into feel-good stickiness, after an often-hilarious 45 minutes. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
This is a funny film which sometimes wobbles on the "tastefulness" tightrope, but still manages to send a decent, God-loving message to those with ears to hear. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
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Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
Even with all its predictability, Bruce Almighty and its star Jim Carrey still leaves you crying from laughter. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
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Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Very snappy, sweetly moral. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Christian Science Monitor
Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
This is one of Carrey's 'in-between' films, the kind best suited to his lofty ambitions but rather limited acting ability. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Christian Science Monitor
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
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Talking Pictures (UK)
Like ink waiting threateningly on the tip of a schoolboy’s ruler, Jim Carrey is set to return as Class Clown of Hollywood High once again. His latest comic offering sees him playing Bruce Nolan, a news presenter with serious pass the buck issues, who ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Talking Pictures (UK)
Perth Sunday Times
The Hindu
IF GOD came down to earth and granted his powers, what would one ask or do? Save the world from pestilence? Feed all starving children? Or maybe bring world peace? But Bruce Nolan, small time reporter for a TV channel in Buffalo, potty trains his dog, ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at The Hindu
Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Powerfully entertaining. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Exactly what it looks like: a cute premise extended to feature length, with plenty of opportunity for Mr. Carrey to mug for the camera. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
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MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
... manages to walk a tightrope between comedic elements and 'Almighty' elements... God's teaching Bruce a life lesson, and everything (Bruce) does has to count if it's going to stick. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
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Bruce Almighty is proof that "high concept" movies can also be well-crafted and ambitious...There’s plenty of smart comic filmmaking at play throughout. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
When Carrey is doing his thing as the Almighty, histrionically whipping up one miracle after another and relishing the power, Bruce has you spring-cleaning your lungs with laughter. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
There is about Jim Carrey a desperate urgency that can be very funny, as he plunges with manic intensity after his needs and desires. In "Bruce Almighty," he plays a man for whom the most important thing on earth is to become an anchor on a Buffalo TV sta ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Bruce Almighty is an attempt by Jim Carrey to marry the comedies that made him a star with the more high-concept films he has made since becoming a more serious actor. From the old school days, Tom Shadyac directs, who also helmed the Carrey comedies Ace ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
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See, the first thing I'd do if I was God for a week would be to cast "director" Tom Shadyac into a nice, deep, despairing pit of hell, where there's nothing to do but watch Dragonfly and Patch Adams over and over. I know: then I'd be like, oh, everyone ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
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Binnen een maand komt “Dumb and dumberer” uit, de prequel van de Jim Carrey–film uit 1994. Zónder Jim Carrey. Die is nu te zien in “Bruce almighty”.
Bruce Nolan (Carrey) is een faits divers–verslaggever die het tot nieuwsanker wil schoppen. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Cutting Edge
The Hollywood Reporter (Sheri Linden)
Although the film's jabs at TV journalism are nothing new, Carrey brings to the material the sense of someone who's too smart for his work yet loves it -- the essence, perhaps, of being a ham. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Sheri Linden)
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The concept must have seemed like a home run even without a script. Jim Carrey as a regular guy who takes on God's powers. Heck do you even need a script for that? Simply turn on the camera, let Carrey contort himself, add a catchphrase, special effects ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Guess the Gross
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The crude comedy is funny and the sentimentality is touching, but the two halves mix like oil and water. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Midrange Carrey, neither as artful as The Truman Show nor as singularly crude as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective . ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
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Carrey isn't afraid to go happily psycho, like Peter Sellers or Eminem on his funniest tracks, and that's his edge. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
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Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Bruce Almighty would rather go runny and bland, mostly where Aniston's Grace is concerned. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
It would be nice to say that Bruce is hilarious, rather than merely (and fitfully) funny; certainly, the premise suggests laughs more consistent and outlandish than are present here. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
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For Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) it is not just another bad day that he complains to God about. This is the worst day of his life. He has just lost the opportunity to become his TV station's regular newscaster, a position he covets most. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at CBCP Cinema
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Bruce Almighty is an attempt by Jim Carrey to marry the comedies that made him a star with the more high-concept films he has made since becoming a more serious actor. From the old school days, Tom Shadyac directs, who also helmed the Carrey comedies Ace ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
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Bruce Almighty is an attempt by Jim Carrey to marry the comedies that made him a star with the more high-concept films he has made since becoming a more serious actor. From the old school days, Tom Shadyac directs, who also helmed the Carrey comedies Ace ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
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Radio Free Entertainment (Andrew Manning)
Consistently amusing, despite being formulaic and occasionally sappy. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Radio Free Entertainment (Andrew Manning)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
The film is worth seeing for Freeman and a few isolated gags, but Bruce is never the wildly funny farce it might have been, nor the deep-dish meaning-of-life tract it thinks it is. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
A fun summer flick, but it's certainly not God's gift to comedy. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
Never before have I heard the F word used in a film about God, though I'm sure there were times in Passion of the Christ when Jesus was thinking it... ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
iofilm.co.uk (The Wolf)
The problem, as always, is the script. About three quarters of the way through, it goes gooey, which is not Carrey at all. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at iofilm.co.uk (The Wolf)
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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
So funny I seriously thought I was going to fall out of my chair. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
The movie works when Carrey's mugging it up ... but melts into a saccharine tub of goo when he plays it straight. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
Often entertaining, but it could have been more. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Even more than Jerry Lewis, Robin Williams or Pee-wee Herman, Mr. Carrey, now 41 (pretty old for an overgrown kid), sustains a maniacal energy that explodes off the screen in blinding electrical zaps. Those jolts don't always feel pleasant. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
LA Weekly (John Powers)
Carrey's schizophrenic new effort gives you both at once -- it drowns his hilarious physicality in an ocean of sap. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at LA Weekly (John Powers)
New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Rambunctiously funny. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The movie is mainly an excuse to display special-effects gags in the form of the various miracles manifested -- some of which are highly imaginative, some of which aren't. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Your tolerance for Bruce will depend on the sensitivity of your cinematic sweet tooth. Sweet to one viewer is sappy to another. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
The whole thing reeks of the formulaic, of a carefully packaged bid to propel the star back to his appointed place in the commercial constellation, all the while depriving him of the dark side that got him there in the first place. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
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Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
The film, particularly in its first and last third, seems sadly devoid of imagination. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
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National Post (Scott Feschuk)
The script became as gooey as the bounteous torso of Marlon Brando. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at National Post (Scott Feschuk)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
One gets the feeling that for a movie star like Carrey, being God is a lateral move at best. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
The movie is in a hurry to show Jim Carrey goin' all crazy with his superpowers, and doesn't have the energy to give us a credible premise. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
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IOFilm
Despite some funny moments and a better-than-he's-done-lately performance from Jim Carrey, Bruce Almighty is a middling, ultimately shallow comedy that deals in issues of religion yet has next to nothing to say about any of them.
After a brief detour ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at IOFilm
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Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
It's a crazy quilt made of bits from all of Shadyac's work. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Newsday (Jan Stuart)
At the end of the day, Carrey is far more palatable and sincere under a devil's mask than a cardboard halo. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Accessible movie reviews (Joe Clark)
Morgan Freeman as God or Jim Carrey as a mortal with enough responsibility to bear God’s powers. Which is harder to believe?
Answer: It’s a tie.
One had just finished watching Russell T. Davies’ British miniseries The Second Coming over the ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Accessible movie reviews (Joe Clark)
San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Jim Carrey riffs, wickedly, on what it's like to be God, then whiffs, sanctimoniously, on what it's like to be human. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
As if running low on dramatic irony, Jim Carrey and his just-add-water team of merry pranksters from 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective' and 'Liar Liar' come armed with a premise as heavenly as they come — and aim for sea level. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
It's a Wonderful Life is a homemade apple pie, warm from the oven and topped with vanilla bean ice cream. Bruce Almighty is a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
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Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
A lame supernatural comedy that loses Jim Carrey in a wilderness of witlessness. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Slate (David Edelstein)
Coarse and chaotic remake. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
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Bruce Almighty attempts to blend both sides of the actor – comedic and dramatic – and while Carrey achieved that balance quite wonderfully in "The Truman Show," Bruce Almighty doesn't so much straddle the fence as impale itself on it. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
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Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
Just a vehicle for Carrey to do his hyperactive shtick. He has some entertaining bits, such as his rain-drenched meltdown in which he victimizes some stunned innocents, but he’s working so strenuously that at times he’s hard to watch. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
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Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Long before you buy your ticket to the new Jim Carrey film, you've already been doomed to disappointment. Several parties play a role in this. Interestingly, Jim Carrey isn't one of them. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Pious sentiment clashes with comic histrionics, leaving the story floundering for tact and grasping at an indistinct point. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Any story from the "Patch Adams" team of director Tom Shadyac and writer Steve Oedekerk is bound to end up floating in a soup of moral homilies, and "Bruce" does. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
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Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
While Bruce Almighty does end on a modest "Candide"-like note, the getting there is too strained to be much of a pleasure. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
The actors don't seem to have been directed at all, and the movie is very sluggishly paced. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Like nearly all the Carrey movies, Bruce Almighty groans from the disparity between his talent and the writers working hard to deliver broad, forced material that only he might save. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Bruce Almighty attempts to blend both sides of the actor – comedic and dramatic – and while Carrey achieved that balance quite wonderfully in "The Truman Show," Bruce Almighty doesn't so much straddle the fence as impale itself on it. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
From the script to the title character to the direction, the watchwords here are three: Play it safe. The whole thing reeks of the formulaic. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Variety (Robert Koehler)
There's remarkably little done with a premise snatched from high-concept heaven, adding yet another file to the growing cabinet of under-realized comedies. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Variety (Robert Koehler)
Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Bruce Almighty attempts to blend both sides of the actor – comedic and dramatic – and while Carrey achieved that balance quite wonderfully in "The Truman Show," Bruce Almighty doesn't so much straddle the fence as impale itself on it. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
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San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Even apart from the fact that it's not nearly funny enough, Bruce Almighty is a peculiar film. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
The tale goes all sentimental and preachy, which might have worked had the director been Frank Capra. But it isn't; it's Tom Shadyac. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
iofilm.co.uk (Sullivat)
I came, I saw, I laughed, I squirmed an awful lot ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at iofilm.co.uk (Sullivat)
DVDTalk.com (Megan Denny)
Chicago Reader (Staff (Not credited))
Without a decent script, Carrey can't create much of a character, and the farce loses its edge the moment it starts trying to tell a coherent story. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Chicago Reader (Staff (Not credited))
Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
When Bruce Almighty 's Act III schmaltz-fest kicks in, the film feels as schizophrenic as the audience feels insulted. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
An unevenness of tone, which becomes manipulative in effect, echoes and compounds the unconvincing look and feel of the entire film. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
Unless you like boob jokes and preachy sentimentalism, this comedy isn't funny at all. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
Boxoffice Magazine (Michael Tunison)
While the filmmakers work the concept for a few nice twists, most of what follows feels as gimmicky and contrived as it is, with only Carrey's superhumanly energetic delivery keeping many scenes from falling flat. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Michael Tunison)
Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Carrey seems engaged in a kind of war with his own best comic instincts. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Jam! Movies (Bruce Kirkland)
Lurches along in fits and starts, from funny to embarrassing, from earnest to egotistical, from yuks to yuck! ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Jam! Movies (Bruce Kirkland)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
The yocks appeal mostly to the juvenile funnybone. But, the message -- humility through wish fulfillment -- is too mocked up with a supposed sympathy for the character than that which we discover on screen. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Carrey makes the most of the material, but his is only a mediocre effort and clearly far from his best work. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
I was really rooting for Bruce to ignore the responsibilities and give God the holy middle finger. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
A woefully underwritten motion picture that starts out as a dumb comedy before taking an ill-advised detour into mawkish sentimentality. The last 30 minutes of Bruce Almighty is so godawful that it almost sent me screaming from the theater. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Are a few good laughs worth wasting 100 minutes of time? For me, the answer is a resounding "No!" There are far more promising avenues to explore in the quest for laughter than the dead-end represented by Jim Carrey's latest endeavor, Bruce Almighty. Putt ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Like his (Carrey) early work, it's not a particularly good film -- insipidly staged, inanely plotted, too weak to withstand the weight of any inquiries into logic or continuity -- but Carrey's energetic mugging, particularly early on, makes it relatively ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
Closer to Patch Adams than Ace Ventura . ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
TV Guide (Frank Lovece)
It's a classic fantasy scenario, overflowing with creative possibilities, but Carrey's Nolan isn't charmingly misguided or comically loathsome enough to deserve the lesson; he's just a big, inconsequential crybaby. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at TV Guide (Frank Lovece)
CinemaSpeak.com (Curtis Raines)
Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
It's all rote, sleep-inducing formula, but it might have still worked if the movie weren't so timid and unimaginative. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Premiere (Glenn Kenny)
The potential for real offense is palpable, but Bruce Almighty never gets there; the script is too lazy and incoherent--truly effective blasphemy takes brains and rigor. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Premiere (Glenn Kenny)
CinemaSpeak.com (Curtis Raines)
Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
This picture can be summed up perfectly in two words. Ready? God. Awful. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Most of the time, it's unclear whether Bruce is a god or a poltergeist. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Frank Lovece)
Are you there God? It's me, Moviegoer. Please, why do movies like this happen? ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Frank Lovece)
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Something between an indiscretion and an atrocity. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Less Oh, God! than Dear God . ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Even the most narcissistic jerk, like the one played by Jim Carrey in the loathsome comedy Bruce Almighty, would be expected to dream up untold pleasures for himself, acting as a self-serving genie with infinite wishes. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
James Bowman
There are some good jokes in Bruce Almighty, the latest collaboration between Jim Carrey and Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura, Pet Detective; Liar! Liar!), but the film’s most striking feature is its poverty of imagination. To get an idea of it, think if you ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at James Bowman
F5 (Wichita, KS) (Jake Euker)
The dearth of imagination is stupefying. Carrey is alternately embarrassing and terrifyingly detached, [and] Freeman has sold out. ...read the complete Bruce Almighty movie review at F5 (Wichita, KS) (Jake Euker)
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