Bruce Almighty
A great concept with awesome jokes that’s almost completely ruined by the horribly transparent Step By Step Comedy Formula™. You know what I mean: guy’s in a rut, something fantastic happens to guy, guy abuses fantastic situation for personal gain, guy loses girl, guy turns life around amd learns a valuable lesson, guy gets girl back. Christ, enough already. Anyway, if you watch just for the gags, it’s highly worth it — lots of really clever stuff, and the sight of Jim Carey being balls-out goofy, which is what he does best. Morgan Freeman as God is a nice bit of casting also; it’s hard to think of anyone else in Hollywood with that perfect mix of dignity and humor.
And I would be remiss if I did not mention the real reason I enjoyed this movie: Jennifer Aniston. For a PG-13 movie, we sure get a generous helping of my favorite Friend. From jumping around without a bra on to fondling her newly-Bruce-enlarged breasts to wriggling in orgasmic delight, this is an Aniston smorgasboard the likes of which I have never seen before. But yeah, the jokes were good too. Really.