It’s not that Bruce Almighty is a particularly bad film, it’s not. It’s not even that Jim Carrey places the same character that he has in every other film he’s been in (barring The Truman Show). It’s not even that the assumptious preachy content is overt and irritating… Actually, maybe it is.
As with all slapstick comedy, it’s funny in places and sure to make most people smile at some point. But you won’t be quoting lines from this in a years time, or even a week. Comedy-lite: As a sandwich, compared to something like Wayne’s World‘s steaky goodness.