Bruce Almighty (Widescreen Edition)

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Jim Carrey	Bruce Nolan
Morgan Freeman	God
Jennifer Aniston	Grace Connelly
Philip Baker Hall	Jack Baylor
Catherine Bell	Susan Ortega
Lisa Ann Walter	Debbie
Steven Carell	Evan Baxter
Nora Dunn	Ally Loman
Eddie Jemison	Bobby
Paul Satterfield	Dallas Coleman
Sally Kirkland	Anita Mann
Tony Bennett	Himself

Director	Tom Shadyac
Producer	Michael Bostick; James Brubaker; Jim Carrey
Writer	Steve Koren; Mark O'Keefe

Bestowing Jim Carrey with godlike powers is a ripe recipe for comedy, and Bruce Almighty delivers the laughs that Carrey's mainstream fans prefer. The high-concept premise finds Carrey playing Bruce Nolan, a frustrated Buffalo TV reporter, stuck doing puff-pieces while a lesser colleague (the hilarious Steven Carell) gets the anchor job he covets. Bruce demands an explanation from God, who pays him a visit (in the serene form of Morgan Freeman) and lets Bruce take over while he takes a brief vacation. What does a petty, angry guy do when he's God? That's where Carrey has a field day, reuniting with his Ace Ventura and Liar, Liar director, Tom Shadyac, while Jennifer Aniston gamely keeps pace as Bruce's put-upon fiancée. Carrey's actually funnier before he becomes Him, and the movie delivers a sappy, safely diluted notion of faith that lacks the sincerity of the 1977 hit Oh, God! Still, we can be thankful that Carrey took the high road and left Little Nicky to Adam Sandler. --Jeff Shannon