The Man Who Sued God (2001)

The Man Who Sued God: Directed by Mark Joffe. With Billy Connolly, Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes. An ex lawyer now fisherman sees his fishing boat sunk by a lightning. His insurance company claims “Act of God”. Sue the insurance company or God/churches?

“Firstly, I did enjoy u0026#39;The man who sued Godu0026#39;. Billy Connolly is excellent, his wit and charm is on display throughout the film and it is very, very, funny, most of the time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUnfortunately it is slightly too long and there are a few bits that could have been quite easily cut without harming the story. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBilly seems to spend an awful lot of time mooning around churches and the u0026#39;divine interventionu0026#39; bit is embarassingly bad and entirely unnecessary. Quite frankly, whoever came up with this scene should be shot!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever having said that the film does have many qualities. The scenery is fantastic and the cast are generally excelent. Judy Davis is very good as the journo who takes an interest in Connollyu0026#39;s case. She strikes some nice romantic sparks of Connolly who is in great, swearing, ranting mode throughout. Colin Friels is also pretty good as Connollyu0026#39;s brother and Wendy Hughes is nice as the prickly but understanding ex-wife.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI canu0026#39;t imagine many Jews would be too pleased with the portrayal of the Rabbi u0026quot;So, we just prove there is no God, …who cares!u0026quot; seems to be his attitude, but generally the film is pretty amusing with an interesting premise.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs I say there is at lease one totally shoddy scene and some unnecessary wandering that could have been fixed by a decent editor but still, if not a classic, still a genuinely funny film and well worth seeing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy the way Connolly gives a fantastic (and quite different) acting performance as an ex-con artist in the Debt Collecter (1999). Get a hold of this Scottish thriller if you are a Connolly fan as it is absolutely brilliant.”