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Movie Info


Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

May 23, 2003

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Tom Shadyac

Starring :

Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman, Catherine Bell, Philip Baker Hall, Lisa Ann Walter, Steven Carell

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..surprisingly lazy and sloppy and more than a little bit predictable but has its share of laughs..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
7 of 10

“..It?s an interesting mix of humor and thought-provoking material..”
by Scott Chitwood [Comingsoon]
2.5 of 4

“..As a satire of local-news parochialism and ambition, ''Bruce Almighty'' is enjoyably nasty..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
3 of 5

“..a smart, surprisingly thought-through blockbuster..”
by Nev Pierce [BBC Films]
2.5 of 4

“.."Bruce Almighty" fails at its mission, which was to enliven the joke and give it teeth..”
by David Brudnoy [Boston Herald]

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a good laugh

posted by critic on Jan 20, 2009

i don't like jim carrey, but the movie really entertained me.

posted by rdog on Oct 17, 2009
 
 

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