Bruce Almighty
Synopsis: Bruce Nolan is a local News TV reporter in Buffalo, New York. Bruce is expecting a promotion and take the place of the soon-to-retire anchorman. Bruce is disconnected with everything in his life and rarely misses an opportunity to complain about it.
Bruce lives with his girlifriend, Grace who runs a day care center and adores Bruce in spite of his compalining. Bruce is asked to cover the story about of the 23rd anniversary of Niagra Falls' famed Maid of the Mist boat, which will air live during sweeps.
But the mist hits the fan when it's announced on air just before Bruce goes live that the co-anchor position, about to be vacated, is going to Bruce's superficial rival. In front of millions of viewers, Bruce has an meltdown and mess the whole thing up and is fired from the news station and while leaving the station he is beaten up by a gang of toughs, and his car is vandalized.
Angry Brucestarts to blame god about everything that goes bad in his life. God being fed up with Bruce's complaining gives him his powers and asks him to manage the world and see if he can do any better. |