This movie deserves to make the list on the sole merit that Morgan Freeman as God is the kind of genius casting you get once in a lifetime.
Amazingly, the rest of the movie holds a candle to that casting coup as well.
Jim Carrey plays himself, as he always does: a manic nutjob. In many movies, this works, in others, it becomes tired cliche. Thankfully, this is one where it works, and works extremely well within the confines of the script.
Bruce gets angry with God. God offers Bruce a taste of being God for a week, to see how Bruce does.
Naturally, when given God's abilities, mayhem and revenge are at the top of the list of the many things man would do with it. And Bruce does...
And then he realizes that there are strings attached. Being God is no easy feat.
Plus, right in the middle of the comedy lies the secret of why religion works for some, and not for others: Free Will.
If God forces you to love and accept Him, then what is the point of the relationship?
Bruce figures this out, the hard way, and has to make some tough decisions that will have important ramifications on his life when all is said and done.
Carrey's supporting cast is superb, and I would be remiss to not mention the hilarious, star-making turn for Steve Carell. To this day, I cannot watch this movie without laughing hysterically as Evan Baxter butchers the news report. While most will disagree with me, I also thought Evan Almighty was a worthy sequel to the franchise, and I enjoyed that one quite a bit as well.
And that's the way the cookie crumbles!
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