The Man who sued God (2001)

Director: Mark Joffe

Billy Connolly … Steve Myers
Judy Davis … Anna Redmond
Colin Friels … David Myers
Wendy Hughes … Jules Myers
Bille Brown … Gerry Ryan
John Howard … Edward Piggott
Emily Browning … Rebecca Myers
Blair Venn … Les
Vincent Ball … Cardinal
Tim Robertson … Judge Bonaface
Linal Haft … Rabbi
Peter Whitford … Moderator
Frank Whitten … Primate
Steve Jacobs … Hal
Richard Carter … Dirk Streicher

The Man Who Sued God defies simple definition, managing to be several types of movie all at the same time. As a theological-romantic-comedy-drama, it’s in a somewhat unique category all of its own. Perhaps only Billy Connolly could carry off a central role that combines slapstick with raging anger, puppy-dog disappointment and strong language delivered in his distinctive accent. These facets of performance are used and abused in a tale that feels like it really ought to be based on a true story, but isn’t.

Connolly’s life as a fisherman is sunk by the destruction of his boat by a bolt of lightning. The insurance company won’t pay up because it falls under that age-old excuse of being an “Act of God”. So Connolly decides to sue the deity. The premise raises issues about how the law and the church have apparently conspired together. But at heart the film is a simple character study, so any pondering on legal or theological implications will have to be done on your own time; the screen is occupied with family issues, underhand dealings and a maybe-maybe romance with Judy Davis. Big Yin fans at least will enjoy the Connolly’s composite character.

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Genre: Comedy/Romance/Drama
Codec: XVid
Resolution: 688×288
Framerate: 25.00
Language: English (no subs incl.)
Audio: MP3/128 Kbit VBR/48 KHz
Runtime: 1:37:42 (699 MB)
Standalone: supported

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