Bruce Almighty

Six years since they worked together on Liar Liar, and nearly a decade after Ace Ventura: Pet Detective placed them on the Hollywood A-list, director Tom Shadyac and Jim Carrey re-team once again for this high-concept fantasy comedy, the first film for both since making the non-comedic missteps Dragonfly and The Majestic, respectively. Carrey stars as television reporter Bruce Nolan. Despite his status as a well-liked minor celebrity and the unconditional love of his beautiful girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston), Bruce can’t seem to shake his dissatisfaction with the shortfalls of his everyday life. After an exceptionally misfortune-filled day, Bruce turns to the sky and lays into God, accusing Him of doing a poor job of running things on Earth. Bruce is so vehement that God (Morgan Freeman) transports Bruce to his office and makes him a once-in-a-lifetime offer. If Bruce thinks He is so inadequate, God tells him that he’ll bestow omnipotence upon Bruce for 24 hours. However, if by the end of that period of time Bruce is unsuccessful in his attempts to make the world a better place, as a consequence, God will inflict a cataclysm upon Earth that will revert things back to the Dark Ages. Written by Steve Koren and Mark O’Keefe, Bruce Almighty features supporting performances by Steve Carrell, Philip Baker Hall, and Eddie Jemison., After a bad day at work, a man suddenly gets a new job – as the world’s new Heavenly Father – in this comedy. Bruce Nolan is a television reporter working in Buffalo, NY, who has been growing increasingly dissatisfied with his existence, and after an especially bad day, he flies into a rage and curses God for making his life miserable. To Bruce’s great surprise, the Supreme Being Himself appears, and tries to convince Bruce of the enormity of his task. Bruce, however, isn’t buying it, so God gives him a chance to find out what he’s up against; God bestows all of his powers on Bruce for a week, to see how he’d handle things. At first, Bruce has a great time bending the world around him to his will, much to the puzzlement of his girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston), but after six days God stops by to remind Bruce he hasn’t done much to make the Earth a better place. Disappointed, God presents Bruce with an ultimatum — he has one day to improve the world in a concrete way, or God will toss the planet back into the void. Bruce Almighty was directed by Tom Shadyac, who previously teamed with Jim Carrey for Liar, Liar and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective., God gives a disgruntled TV reporter divine powers to show him how difficult it is to run the world., God gives a disgruntled TV reporter divine powers., Funnyman Jim Carrey gets divine powers, but the Almighty has the last laugh in this heavenly comedy., Movie comedy about an everyman blessed, or cursed, with Godly powers. After blaming God for the worst day of his life, Bruce is challenged by the Almighty to do a better job!, Movie comedy about an everyman blessed, or cursed, with Godly powers. After blaming God for the worst day of his life, Bruce is challenged by the Almighty to do a better job. ., Comedy in which a TV reporter blames God for the worst day of his life, not expecting Him to then bestow His divine powers upon him to see if he could do a better job. At first, he uses his omnipotence for personal gain, but then comes to realise that one of his main duties is to listen and answer peoples’ prayers. Turmoil ensues as he tries to give everyone what they want, at the same time as trying to win back his neglected girlfriend., Comedy in which a TV reporter blames God for the worst day of his life, not expecting him to then bestow his divine powers upon him to see if he could do a better job. At first, he uses his omnipotence for personal gain, but then comes to realise that one of his main duties is to listen and answer peoples’ prayers. Turmoil ensues as he tries to give everyone what they want, at the same time as trying to win back his neglected girlfriend., Comedy in which a TV reporter blames God for the worst day of his life, not expecting Him to then bestow His divine powers upon him to see if he could do a better job. At first, he uses his omnipotence for personal gain, but then comes to realise that one of his main duties is to listen and answer peoples’ prayers. Turmoil ensues as he tries to give everyone what they want, at the same time as trying to win back his neglected girlfriend.Dir: Tom Shadyac., TV reporter Bruce rails at God after a particularly bad day. The next thing he knows, he’s face to face with the man Himself. God lends Bruce his powers, and the hapless anchorman finds out it’s not so easy after all. Comedy., TV reporter Bruce rails at God after a particularly bad day. The next thing he knows, he’s face to face with the man Himself. God lends Bruce his powers, and the hapless anchorman finds out it’s not so easy after all.