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Director: Tom Shadyac
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Frustrated at being confined to 'zany' material, a small-time TV news reporter (Carrey) is desperate to shed his 'wacky Bruce' persona and become a sober anchorman. Cruelly thwarted, he rants and rails at God's injustice so much that He (Freeman, typecast) announces He's taking a holiday and leaving Bruce in charge. As high concept movies go, this is extremely high. Celestially so, in fact. But director Shadyac and his three scriptwriters prove much more fallibly flawed than their omnipotent hero. A fun half hour follows a clunky set up, with the gleefully obnoxious Bruce testing his new powers - producing one great gag about the corpse of Jimmy Hoffa, of all things. But too often it feels as if the film-makers were terrified of America's vocal moral majority. There's nothing to offend anyone here, except those of us allergic to the sentimental life-lesson glop that constitutes the final act's redemption of an asshole.Author: NY
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- smcox01 said...
- Posted on Jul 05 2010 19:07 So by the review I would have to understand that the reviewer only considers the movie worthwhile if it's offensive?? Kudos to a professional for pushing dummed down gross out comedy. This movie is actually a "good" movie. It has an actual "gasp" meaning!! The acting is good especially for a comedy and the jokes are actually well thought out, not just sarcastic toilet humor. I know a lot of people don't like having to think when they go to the movies anymore but give credit where credit is due. This type of movie takes guts to make. A movie where the viewer is actually expected to learn something!!!!! I think the reviewer needs a lesson in reviewing instead of just spewing out criticism of a movie that took a different tact from the other thoughtless junk in cinema today!!!!!
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- Tina said...
- Posted on Aug 15 2007 13:35 I love this film! I'm not a huge Jim Carrey fan but i think he is very good in this, it is funny with a good fun storyline and can be touching also. Jennifer Aniston is excellent as the female lead.
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Cast & crew
Director: Tom Shadyac
Producer: Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey, James D Brubaker, Michael Bostick, Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe
Cast: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall, Catherine Bell, Lisa Ann Walter, Steve Carell, Nora Dunn, Eddie Jemison, Sally Kirkland, Tony Bennett full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 101 mins
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