Bruce Almighty
starring Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, and the actress formerly known as Mrs. Brad Pitt
Category: Comedy
Snark Rating: Bloody Brilliant
Crystal: I realize I’m hopping on the bandwagon a bit late with this one. It fell on the back burner of “Hmm…I really do want to see that…” until a friend sat me down and forced me to watch it recently. In a word: hil-a-rious. Jim Carrey is at his comedic best in this one–and it even has a message! An almighty message. And who decided to cast Morgan Freeman as God? Genius. Best scene: musical number of Carrey walking down the street lip-syncing to the 1990 classic “I’ve got the Power” by Snap.
Jennifer Aniston does an admirable impression of…herself. Sad, downtrodden, uber-praying, weeping, never-gonna-get-the-rock girlfriend of Carrey. She’s the only flaw in this movie. Best scene: Orgasm by osmosis when Carrey-as-God gives her the Big O through the bathroom door.
Best scene over all: facial chewing and spontaneous combustion in the newsroom by Steve Carrell (of 40 Year Old Virgin fame)–watch the outtakes of this scene…guaranteed to induce soda-out-the-nose laughter.
