Bruce Almighty DVD

Advantages: Jim Carrey if you like him, religion that's fun
Disadvantages: Jim Carrey if you don't like him

...Cast Jim Carrey- Bruce Nolan Morgan Freeman- God, the Lord, the man upstairs or whatever else you call him Jennifer Aniston- Grace Connelly Carrey is well known for his wackiness and totally insane behaviour, which I first saw in films like Ace Ventura- Pet Detective and The Mask. His wackiness makes him popular with a lot of people but also unpopular with others. His earlier movies entertained me as a child and his films have changed to entertain ...
...year, to his previous film Bruce Almighty, the film that did to Carrey’s film what Pulp Fiction did for Travolta’s. The story; Bruce Nolan has quite a lot going for him, a good loving girlfriend (and let’s not forget pretty) in the form of Grace. He has a job as a reporter for his local TV station in Buffalo, New York, his own car his own apartment and a dog (who p**ses every where but where he’s supposed too). Seems pretty ... Read review

Advantages: Great quotes, Jim Carey, Funny
Disadvantages: none really

...are: Jim Carey - Bruce Nolan, Jim is the main actor in this film, he is a news reporter and is slightly jealous that a work colleague gets the job of anchorman, he takes this anger out on God says he can do a better job that he did… Jim Carey also plays in films such as the mask, Liar Liar, Me myself and Irene, Ace Ventura. Jennifer Aniston - In this film Jennifer plays the girlfriend of Bruce Nolan, she is mainly recognised for acting the role ...
...it off superbly, however mad Bruce gets at him he keeps calm, and he also pulls off a stunning trick with Bruce's hands which always makes me laugh even after watching it 10 times. Morgan plays in other films such as Deep Impact and the sum of all fears. The Director - Tom Shadyak is the director of this film, he has directed many films before including the Nutty professor and Liar Liar where he also worked with Jim Carey this can only mean it makes ... Read review

Advantages: The supporting cast
Disadvantages: are woefully underused in this dire comedy

...but the man in question, Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey), doesn’t feel the same way. In fact he hates his life so much he complains to God about it, and not just a little bit, a lot. Now don’t get me wrong he doesn’t complain right away, he does lose his job which is entirely his own fault, he does get beaten up by a gang of youths which is again entirely his own fault and shock horror the dog does a wiz on his couch. If I was God I would have killed the ...
...moral lesson of course. Bruce then proceeds to right the wrongs in his life with his new found powers and generally act like a complete ass which to be fair is in keeping with his character. His lazy selfish attitude towards playing God lands him in a lot of trouble and has “hilarious consequences”. I assume this film was meant to be a comedy but signs of this being true are very difficult to unearth. I don’t think I actually laughed out loud once; ... Read review

Advantages: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, lots of humour, lots of memorable quotes, storyline, moral
Disadvantages: Jim Carrey?(if you don't like him)

...language! CAST ------- Bruce Nolan - Jim Carrey Grace - Jennifer Aniston 'God' - Morgan Freeman Evan Baxter - Steve Carrel Debbie - Lisa Ann Walter Philip Baker Hall - Jack Keller Susan Ortega - Catherine Bell Produced & Directed by Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura, Liar Liar) PLOT ------- The film Bruce Almighty tells the story about a man who has almost reached the respectable age of 40. He has his own apartment, a lovely girlfriend named ...
...opportunities he doesn't get. All Bruce wants is to be an anchorman, and he's fed up with being the comedian all the time, and getting all the lame assignments like reporting about a large cookie. One day, he finally manages to get his first live broadcast, but trough his headphone he hears that his co-worker Evan gets the anchorman position, obviously Bruce flips out after hearing this, in a way only Jim Carrey could do it; Imagine his face when ... Read review

Advantages: Some funny moments, Carreys return to comedy genre
Disadvantages: Annoying and pretentious

Bruce Almighty Released : 2003 Rating : 12A Duration : 101 minutes Genre : Comedy Direction : Tom Shadyac Cast : Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Anniston, Philip Baker Hall, Catherine Bell, Lisa Ann Walter. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a news reporter working for channel 7 in Buffalo, he has a lot going for him - talent, looks, well paid job which gives him a comfortable living and a gorgeous girlfriend called Grace (Jennifer Anniston) ...
...Just at the moment when Bruce is dishing out the insults, he gets an invite to a building, maybe a sign from god ? He turns up and meets a lowly janitor (Morgan Freeman), mopping the floor in a huge office block, decked out with only a filing cabinet. The janitor is in fact god and he isn't too pleased that Bruce has been dissing him, the time has come for Bruce to learn his lesson and god knows just how to do it. God goes on a 2 week vacation and ... Read review

Advantages: It's a simple family comedy, with humor for all ages.
Disadvantages: Half of the jokes just don't work.

...As I've been doing for the past two weeks or so, yesterday evening, while choosing which movie I was up to, I had a request of my lovely daughter; Being almost more excited than I am with “Daddy's letters” as she likes to call the reviews, she wanted to be part of this one, and of course, I have to please my little baby... “So be it, you choose the movie and daddy writes the “letter”, and in the end you can write a little yourself...” Among a few hundreds of movies we have on those dusty shelves, and after excluding all the “Princess Stories” and “Christmas tales” (I will keep those last ones for the right season), she chose... “Bruce Almighty”… “Bruce Almighty”...! Are you sure? Alrighty then..." After the catastrophic results obtained with "The Majestic" (2001), with a loss around the $40m mark, Jim Carrey returns to the comedy... Read review

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Advantages: Good Family Film
Disadvantages: Not very funny

...Oedekerk made the fantastic KUNG POW but also wrote some pretty mediocre comedies and this is a pretty mediocre comedy. It doesn't really have any laugh out loud moments but if you think films like the Nutty Professor are funny then you'll think this is. I just think they're light-hearted films that can raise a smile. A good family film more than anything. I would recommend it for a watch if you liked Bruce Almighty, the Nutty Professor or Ace Ventura. I personally wouldn't buy it on DVD and wouldn't recommend anyone to buy it. Film website and trailer http://www.evanalmighty.com/... Read review

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Advantages: Funny Jim Carrey Comedy, unique film
Disadvantages: lackage of special features, sound jumps in volume from time to time!

...a good impact on a nice large tv set. However although I only have the 1 disc edition, I never remember a 2 disc edition being released! That says it all really, Im sure in such a unique, first step film , there must have been loads of goofs! Bruce Almighty certainly put that right, and showed us that Jim doesnt get everything spot on all the time, and sometimes better for it! In conclusion, buy this dvd, simply for the film, but get it as cheaply as possible in some sort of sale. Its not worth £14.99 with the lack of features. Jim Carrey has the spontaneous personally that people would die to see off camera, doing things candidly and funny sketches not intended for the film, so the film I would give 4 stars, but for the DVD (and thats what im reviewing in its entirety) im only going to give 3.... Read review

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