Billy Connolly is one of funniest comedians on the planet. This movie wasted 90% of his talent. Swearing, falling down, and scripted gags are not what he is for. He is known as a comic atheist. In the movie he plays an addled believer. The scruffy dog Arthur gets the biggest laughs.
I expected the movie to play in a witty way with the notion of "act of god" and the lies churches and insurance companies perpetuate, but the banter was wooden and irrational. I repeatedly tuned out with boredom. The climax of the movie is a Hollywood-style CGI "miracle", corny as could be. The movie does not even have the intellectual weight of "Oh God".
I expected the movie to play in a witty way with the notion of "act of god" and the lies churches and insurance companies perpetuate, but the banter was wooden and irrational. I repeatedly tuned out with boredom. The climax of the movie is a Hollywood-style CGI "miracle", corny as could be. The movie does not even have the intellectual weight of "Oh God".