Bruce Almighty (2003)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

Steve Koren (story) &
Mark O'Keefe (story) ...

Release Date:

23 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

How would you handle the most awesome responsibility in the universe?

Plot:

A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world.

Plot Keywords:

God | Reporter | Fired | Prayer | Responsibility

Awards:

7 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Bruce Nolan
Morgan Freeman	...	God
Jennifer Aniston	...	Grace Connelly
Philip Baker Hall	...	Jack Baylor
Catherine Bell	...	Susan Ortega
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Debbie
Steve Carell	...	Evan Baxter (as Steven Carell)
Nora Dunn	...	Ally Loman
Eddie Jemison	...	Bobby
Paul Satterfield	...	Dallas Coleman
Mark Kiely	...	Fred Donohue
Sally Kirkland	...	Anita
Tony Bennett	...	Himself
Timothy Di Pri	...	Bruce's Cameraman (as Timothy DiPri)
Brian Tahash	...	Bruce's Soundman

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and some crude humor.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL (re-rating) | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Denmark:7 | Egypt:(Banned) | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:(Banned) (original rating) | Netherlands:MG6 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39779)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

When Jim Carrey turns on the TV in the beginning of Bruce Almighty (2003) the man who appears on the screen is John Murphy, the real-life sports director for WKBW-TV in Buffalo.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bruce changes the teleprompter as Evan is reading it, Evan says "and my tiny little nipples went to France." In the next shot, the teleprompter clearly reads "and my little tiny nipples went to France."

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bruce: God, why do you hate me?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Where Could I Go

moronic

Quite possibly the worst movie ever with a man in it. Everything about this film, from the lazy, unimaginative script to the perfunctory performances, lead one to the inevitable conclusion that everyone involved in the making of it should be locked up and shouted at.

It's a movie with a message (ah how sweet) and that message seems to be something to do with not complaining about your lot in life, but just accepting that maybe failure, poverty, sickness or whatever stands between you and a better life is simply what 'god', in his infinite wisdom, has in mind for you. For example, as Carrey's life falls apart, Anniston comforts him with a nauseating, "Gee Bruce, you know everything happens for a reason". Infant mortality, car crashes,unwanted teenage pregnancy, war and race prejudice don't happen for a reason, at least not a satisfactory one, and neither, it seems, did the making of this movie.

But apart from that I really enjoyed it.