Some movies I've seen (and some I want to see)

I am not the biggest fan of Jim Carrey that there ever was, but he is funny is some movies. I liked The Mask and Dumb & Dumber, the two Ace Venturas were OK, but I hated The Cable Guy. Then came Liar Liar, and I really like that movie. Yes, he does overact quite a bit in that one, and a co-star even calls him on it in an outtake, shown over the ending credits. But still, the movie was funny.

Through the years, Carrey has attempted to do serious drama, and in my opinion he is just not cut out for that. The Truman Show was OK, but  both Man On The Moon and The Majestic were box office flops. Then there was that live-action Grinch abomination, I refuse to see that one, I perfer the original '60's cartoon.

Another favorite of mine is Bruce Almighty, which was directed by Tom Shadyac, who also helmed Liar. I think him casting Carrey in the lead role of this movie was pretty smart, this is exactly the kind of movie that he excels at the most. Also, Jennifer Aniston plays his girlfriend, and her character is the complete opposite of Rachel Green, and I found that refreshing. A star in the making who also would get his own movie in the form of the spin-off Evan Almighty was Steve Carell. He scored big with the American version of The Office, as well as the hit movie The 40-year-Old Virgin. But in this movie, Carell plays an arrogant and obnoxious rival to Jim Carrey's Bruce at the news station in Buffalo, New York. Like I said, most likely because of the success Carell had in other things after Bruce was released in 2003, he would star in it's semi-sequel Evan Almighty. I should also mention that the very beautiful and talented Catherine Bell is also in Bruce, unfortunately, she is totally wasted in a thankless role as a bimbo newscaster who propositions Bruce at a party, but only after he has become successful in his job on TV.

What I am trying to say is, Carrey should not ever again try to do serious drama, he should leave that to others. Also, now I want to see Evan Almighty. I read that after it came out and was a moderate hit, it was the most expensive comedy movie ever made. I'm not sure what it's budget was, but I think it was able to make it back at the box office. I'd like to see it sometime.

One other thing. The great Morgan Freeman has now played God in two movies. Before that he was none other than the President of the U.S. in Deep Impact. Also, he does many voiceovers for commercials and documentaries. Apparently he is quite versatile!