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Bruce Almighty

Rated PG - 13

The Basics
Title: Bruce Almighty
Rating: PG - 13

Ages 3 - 7: Red
Ages 8 - 12: Red
Ages 13 - 17: Yellow
Violence Amount: Green
Violence Portrayal: Green
Fear: Green
Illegal / Harmful: Green
Language: Yellow
Nudity: Green
Sex: Yellow

Review:
Jim Carrey is back to his true calling of hilarious, physical comedy with Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman along for the ride. Carrey plays a disillusioned reporter who thinks that God has it out for him. Aniston is his long-suffering girlfriend and Freeman is God. God visits Carrey after one of his long rants and gives Carrey his job for him to see what it's really like to be God. At first, Carrey uses his power to help only himself and we are treated to some very funny situations. Then he realizes how many people count on God for help. The movie gets a little serious and preachy towards the end, but there are also a lot of belly laughs and good family values to be learned. There is some profanity, sexual content and crude humor.

Linda ThomasLinda Thomas is a native Minnesotan. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a double major in sociology and psychology. Married with a family, she has remained in the Minneapolis area.

Linda has been a lover of movies since she was a small child. This love of film eventually brought her to the point in life where she is now, a film critic. She was featured on WCCO radio for three years on the “Dark in the Morning” show with Dark Star.

In December of 2001, Linda became the film critic for the syndicated “Ruth Koscielak Show”.

Linda sees over 150 movies a year and has had the opportunity to interview a number of directors and actors when they are in town. She has also appeared on a public access show called the "Cinema Judge" and has ventured into writing for "Cinestar" magazine in September 2002. The Twin Cities movie magazine is available, for free, at most local Blockbuster's and local movie cheaters.

Her website is: www.lindathomasmovies.com

As one of the few female reviewers in the Twin Cities area, she brings a unique point of view to her reviews. Linda has raised two children, a boy and a girl, and knows what they like in movies and what is appropriate. Hopefully, her reviews will help your family in choosing where to next spend your movie-going dollar.

©2006 National Institute on Media and the Family.