Bruce then makes his life better for himself, until he's guilted into helping others, where he then continues to miss the point of his powers. There he meets God Freeman , who is the Boss, Electrician, and Janitor of the building. The scenes that involve the news station are easily the funniest in the entire film, such as the scene when Bruce loses his temper about the anchor position, the Jimmy Hoffa scene who was conveniently buried with an original birth certificate and a complete set of dental records , the scene where Bruce's rival colleague is made to go nuts on camera, and my favorites, the ones at the beginning and the end involving the local bakery's cooking. The results were not very promising, so it's nice to see someone in the movies setting a good example. He is the kind of God who takes his job very seriously, but in such a way as to advise his followers as well as the viewers of this movie that there are times when you need to slow down and do some manual labor in life. Without him, the humour would turn flat, as humour is half execution.
Then Bruce gets a shot at anchorman, only to have it underhandedly stolen by Evan Baxter. Morgan Freeman delivers a fantastic performance as the Man himself, displaying a God whose infinite wisdom is somewhat reflected through Freeman's massive talent as an actor. Much complaining and griping about God later, Bruce gets a page. I also loved the end when he says that behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. While Bruce wants to become famous, she is trying to be helpful to others. But as a plot, it works well. In that case, it wasn't too hard to predict that he was about to have a handful of angry hoodlums, but I like that the movie suggests that things like that shouldn't be ignored.
Jennifer Aniston also once again provides an excellent addition to the movie as she did in the side-splitting Office Space as Bruce's girlfriend, who becomes increasingly exasperated by Bruce's growing stress about his life as well as his negligence to ask her to marry him. So, while far from perfect, definitely an amusing popcorn movie with a little bit of thought behind it. Jim Carrey plays Bruce Nolan, a reporter who is down on his luck and feeling very unsuccessful with his life. There he met an equally strange man. I'll give you the low down. Jim Carrey plays the part of Bruce Nolan, the nice guy mentioned above whose entire life seems to be falling apart.
At least, you don't think that when you see her. Use direct links to download or Watch Online. Since this is Hollywood, Bruce obviously eventually smartens up, learns his lesson, and starts using his powers for the good of the world. After a while he gets tired of it calling, so he responds and goes to the Omni Presents building heh. As you probably know from hearing about this movie in the first place, Carrey's pitch-perfect acting stays in character which, luckily enough, is him , and controls and gives atmosphere to the movie scene by scene.
Any possible God, no matter the religion. Janitor, the guy who cleans up the mess that the world has left. But without Carrey, it would kinda feel like a It's a Wonderful Life wannabe. She loves Bruce, despite its shortcomings. Electrician, the guy who keeps everything running. After the meeting, Bruce begs his boss, Jack Baylor Philip Baker Hall , to consider him for the open anchor position. Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, N.
The movie is not perfect theology, but for Hollywood, it is definitely a good attempt. The thing I love about this is that, like I said before, religion is absent from my life, but I was able to watch this and learn a lot about myself as well by thinking about what kinds of things I would have done had I been endowed with such powers. Arriving late to an important meeting, fellow staffers—including nemesis Evan Baxter Steve Carrell —needle Bruce mercilessly about his clownish coverage at the bakery, further exacerbating his bitterness about being stalled on his career path. The movie allows us to learn vicariously this way, which empowers the message even more. The step-by-step fashion in which we meet the challenges of being God is much better than clustering his problems together, and is able to hide itself fairly well. There is definitely some low-brow comedy in the film that doesn't really fit with the importance of the film's meaning or the quality of the delivery, such as the dog reading the newspaper on the toilet and the whole monkey scene, but it was definitely pretty nice to see Ace Ventura's friend Spike make a cameo appearance.
Synopsis A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world. I'm reminded of the episode of Michael Moore's brilliant The Awful Truth, when they had a man lay down on the sidewalk and pretend to be dead and see who would actually stop and make sure he was okay. If you compare Bruce Almighty with movies like Ace Ventura both of which I loved, by the way or a lot of what he did before he got into film, it's amazing how far he's come. This drive is what is slowly driving his beautiful girlfriend Grace Jennifer Aniston away. Anyway, Bruce is a little skeptical about having actually met God, but when God gives Bruce his powers and gives him a shot at playing God, he starts to believe a bit.
Yes, Jim Carrey has the powers of God for a while, but he is not God. At the end of the worst day of his life, Bruce angrily ridicules and rages against God and God responds. Reviewed by Michael DeZubiria 9 Jim Carrey is back to much the same role that he played in The Mask, a timid guy who is trying to get ahead in the world but who seems to be plagued with bad luck. Jennifer Aniston is great and, no matter what some may say, does not act like the only excuse for the third act. Reviewed by schmimic 9 Starring: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Anniston I was really quite skeptical the first time I watched this movie.
It is a comedy written and performed in good taste, but with enough relatively low-brow humor to keep the kids entertained. The next morning, Bruce drops Grace off at the Red Cross to give blood. The movie feels ggooooodd see the movie to understand , has a very nice feeling, tackles the idea appropriately and better than expected and overall should never have been called slapped together just to save Carrey's career which wasn't goin' anywhere. But despite the fact that I don't believe that God exists as an entity overseeing the universe or as a janitor dressed all in white who mops the floors of his downtown office in his spare time, I was able to appreciate the messages that were delivered in this movie. Later that night, Bruce watches the news with his live-in girlfriend, Grace Connelly Jennifer Aniston , at a middle-class but homey one-bedroom apartment. During that viewers love Bruce, but he does not feel happy from this. Enter the flagrant abuse of powers for personal gain and to abuse the enemies.
In the end he cries out for God to take it away and prays that His will be done, not Bruce's. God is the Boss, the Holy Spirit is the Electrician, and Jesus Christ is the Janitor. The story opens with Bruce in a bakery, spidery hairnet yanked over his forehead, diligently reporting on the largest cookie ever baked in Buffalo. Once Bruce becomes possible to make a story that will go live. The movie has plenty of time for Carrey to deliver some excellent jokes, such as when he says to God who reveals that he's the janitor, the proprietor, the electrician, etc that his Christmas parties must be real bashes, and to be careful about drinking, because on of him might need a ride home! Bruce unhappy with virtually nothing in their lives and often complains of fate. It's almost like seeing family again. Jim Carrey has unmistakably moved from the cheesy comedy of his past to become one of the most important comic actors working today.