Both this and Evan Almighty are excellent films. I saw Evan first so this was a good point of reference.

this movie is an aboslute classic and a great comedy in general

Great movie my family all enjoy it great family movie

Bruce Nolan is a flunky reporter who is always sent on remote locations to cover ridiculous assignments for a local television station in Buffalo. His life goal is to be head news anchor, but his career is cut short when he swears on the air. After his neglected girlfriend dumps him and everything in his life goes awry, Bruce asks God for Help. God answers him, but Bruce cops an attitude and tells God how unfair He is and what a terrible job He is doing in the world. God listens patiently and tells Bruce that he can play God for a while, which is similar to giving explosives to a child.

Who hasn't railed at God from time to time? Bruce (Carrey) does so and finds himself drafted to take over some of God's duties. Needless to say, after amusing himself for a while, he finds the job harder than He expected.