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In the opening moments of "Bruce Almighty," Jim Carrey, as Buffalo, N.Y., TV reporter Bruce Nolan, is conducting an interview with the bakers of a giant cookie. There are all kinds of shenanigans going on in the scene, but what you really notice is the intelligent, devilish gleam in Carrey's eyes -- a promise of irreverence that many will welcome after his over-earnest turn in "The Majestic." Reteaming with director Tom Shadyac ("Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," "Liar Liar"), the star is in loose-limbed form, with healthy doses of fury, in a film that mostly succeeds at fusing his slapstick talents and more heartfelt inclinations.

Happily, the sappiness that creeps around the edges of the script by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk doesn't overtake the strong, cleansing humor until late in the proceedings. Reining in his tendency to go over the top, Carrey is appealing here in a way that even nonfans will likely appreciate, though they might not buy the protagonist's conversion from know-it-all to all-embracing. Those eagerly awaiting his new big-screen work will flock to theaters for a mighty opening and continued celestial boxoffice.

Fed up with being the "human interest" guy who makes people laugh and hungry for the anchor spot soon to be vacated by a retiring colleague, Bruce is devastated during sweeps when his mealy-mouthed rival, Evan Baxter (Steven Carell) -- who must be a younger, smarter relation of Ted Baxter -- gets the promotion. Bruce's live, on-air reaction to the news is one of the best scenes in the film. But that kind of wild, free-floating indignation, though thrilling and funny, is the problem to be remedied: Our hero, who is promptly fired, needs to see the light......

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Amusing, well-intended comedy about a hard luck reporter who directs his anger toward God, until he's endowed with divine powers that allow him to see the truth. Suffers from occasional lapses due to conventional story elements, but it's good-natured and often laugh out loud funny, with a perfect part for Carrey who makes a welcome return to the kind of vehicle that made him a star.