grinchy steve wrote:That's the thing indeed. Nobody is replacing Jim Carrey. The reason all the other sequels sucked big time, is because of the fact someone had to play a character that was previously played by Jim.
--But in "Son of the Mask" Jamie Kennedy wasn't playing Stanley Ipkiss, he was playing an entirely new character: Tim Avery. Some aspiring cartoonist hack that wasn't funny in the least. He was painful to watch...even if he wasn't taking over Carrey's role in the original movie.
"So Evan Almighty doesn't deliver as a hilarious comedy, but it does work as a cute family film."
Maybe so. That's kinda what I expected--"a cute family film." Son of the Mask also had a different leading man playing a different leading character and I hated it...just like here. Also, you can tell they tried to make this one even more family friendly, like "Son of the Mask." Bruce Almighty, in my opinion, wasn't Carrey's best comedy...but it was tolerable. One reason that it was watchable is, of course, Jim Carrey. The man's a comedic genius. The other, although it was weaker than "Liar Liar" and "Ace Ventura" in my humble opinion, it had some classic Carrey crude humor...blowing a lady's skirt up, pleasuring his GF...etc. "Evan Almighty" seems to me, like a watered-down kiddy substitute sequel with a weaker actor and plot. I'm not saying Bruce Almighty is the greatest Carrey movie ever: I don't think it's great, but find it entertaining.... The ending bored me to tears...but all in all, I had a good time watching it.
If Tom Shadyac can't get Carrey, he'll settle for someone else. That's what he's doing with Ace 3 (according to IMDB). But it won't work. It'll be another failure, like Evan Almighty, but probably a lot lot worse...and with a lot of animals. A PG-carreyless Ace. Geez.
All right, bud. I will say that Morgan Freeman isn't a bad choice for God. He seems forgiving, mild-tempered, and even has a sense of humor. That I do like. But, for me, it's still not worth the price of admission, of even watching the movie anytime soon. I'll watch it on TV in about three years, and if I think it's good, I promise I'll come back here and eat crow.... In the meantime, when Ace 3 comes out, please nobody pay for it. You're just giving those bastard studios more ideas to screw up movies we love.