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(1 - 46) of 46 OFCS Rating: 45% Rotten Page   1   "Jim Carrey gets the chance to shine in funny and serious scenes as he cavorts through 'Bruce Almighty'-- and he's got the power to do both."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker B "Bruce Almighty is the kind of movie that Jim Carrey should stick to."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 3.5/5 "So funny I seriously thought I was going to fall out of my chair."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null "One idea stretched thin."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/5 "If only the writers had thought to open up the concept beyond dog-on-toilet gags."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 2/4 "Bruce Almighty is a walking mid-life crisis bankrupt of knowledge and energy, and the sad part is that no one involved even seems to realize it."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes 1.5/4 "Even Jim Carrey, whose mere presence can often liven up a film lacking in luster, can't save the almighty turkey that is Bruce Almighty."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 1.5/4 "[Bruce Almighty] marks Carrey's worst movie to date (and no, I'm not forgetting that dreadful Ace Ventura sequel)..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair "There's something sad in the way Carrey overacts in his own film while surrounded by better actors who are actually trying to serve the movie."   Portland Tribune   Dawn Taylor 2/4 "Based on its wasted potential, something tells me the cinema gods wouldn't be nearly as forgiving."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B+ "A smart, snappy comedy."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C- "I wonder what a Mike Nichols could have made of this."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2/4 "In fact, the force fed pious platitudes coupled with Carrey’s familiar rubber-faced shtick renders this pseudo-virtuous vehicle a one-way ticket to the pearly gates of mediocrity."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C- "Mighty bad, like a lowbrow version of 'It's a Wonderful Life' rewritten by the Farrelly Brothers for a middle-aged Jerry Lewis."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "This hilarious parable about the opening of a selfish man’s heart reveals why all the world’s religions treasure the spiritual practice of play."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 1.5/4 "A woefully underwritten motion picture that starts out as a dumb comedy before taking an ill-advised detour into mawkish sentimentality."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "Pious sentiment clashes with comic histrionics, leaving the story floundering for tact and grasping at an indistinct point."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 6/10 "A goofy crowd-pleaser, which is all right, I suppose, yet strange. After all, if you have the powers of God to play with, you'd expect to have a little more ambition."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 4/10 "Carrey makes the most of the material, but his is only a mediocre effort and clearly far from his best work."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 5/10 "The film just didn't seem to have enough to sustain its ripe premise."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo "While not the laugh factory that was "Liar! Liar!," Jim Carrey's latest comedy "Bruce Almighty" does manufacture enough humor and heart to produce a consumer friendly product."   Light Views   John Larsen 5/5 "While it may not be Almighty, it sure was mighty funny."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 4.5/5 "Director Shadyac (Liar Liar) knows how to play Carrey's instrument in such a way that he can have a real story & still play up the laughs & supernatural aspects to the hilt."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3/4 "... manages to walk a tightrope between comedic elements and 'Almighty' elements... God's teaching Bruce a life lesson, and everything (Bruce) does has to count if it's going to stick."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson 1.5/4 "I’ve seen more wit in straight-to-video Ernest flicks."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B- "After playing the ideal CIA chief in "The Sum of All Fears" and president in "Deep Impact," Morgan Freeman can add God to the list of positions he seems tailor made for."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "The humor works (albeit with reservations), and once you get through the syrup, the film has a surprisingly relevant and humanistic lesson to pontificate."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "A small, sad, cheap movie."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/4 "Bruce Almighty is proof that "high concept" movies can also be well-crafted and ambitious...There’s plenty of smart comic filmmaking at play throughout."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B "What Bruce should have used his powers for was a better script."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3/5 "Todo Poderoso é capaz de fazer rir, é verdade. Mas está longe de ser a milagrosa comédia que sua interessante premissa poderia ter gerado."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca "The wacky scenes are simply not very funny; anyone sitting in the audience could think of far better things to do with the powers of God than the film does."   Critic Doctor   Peter Sobczynski 2/5 "This is another of Jim Carrey's surefire vehicles that can be whittled down to a phrase: Jim Carrey is the Grinch; Jim Carrey is God."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves C- "Like its protagonist, it's too willing to ignore its assets. We don't ask much from our summer movies; a little effort should not be beyond this one's grasp."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux C+ "The crude comedy is funny and the sentimentality is touching, but the two halves mix like oil and water."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 2/5 "When Bruce Almighty's Act III schmaltz-fest kicks in, the film feels as schizophrenic as the audience feels insulted."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg B "Carrey’s return to comedy is divine, even if Bruce ends up a few Hail Marys short of almighty."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell C- "Here is what God says: Stop 'looking up.' Stop looking to God. Look to yourself instead. Make a difference. Give blood. Take the high road. Forgive. Be satisfied with what you have. Oh. Is that what we'd be doing, if only we'd stop 'looking up.'"   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 7/10 "Jim Carrey's blessed with such incredible comedic talent and precise comedic timing that he elevates the mediocre material."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 0.5/4 "Less Oh, God! than Dear God."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3.5/4 ""Bruce Almighty" is an uproarious, enjoyable comedic farce that explores religion in many aspects."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell 7/10 Read review   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf 3/4 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline Read review   BlackFilm.com   Wilson Morales  (1 - 46) of 46 OFCS Rating: 45% Rotten Page   1