
Sir Billy Connolly plays Steve Myers, a lawyer who became a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed, he is denied insurance money because it was "an act of God". He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and the church, under the guise of God, defending himself. The accident leads him to a friendship and eventual relationship with a journalist, Anna Redmond (Judy Davis).... (Full plot summary below)
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Sir Billy Connolly plays Steve Myers, a lawyer who became a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed, he is denied insurance money because it was "an act of God". He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and the church, under the guise of God, defending himself. The accident leads him to a friendship and eventual relationship with a journalist, Anna Redmond (Judy Davis).
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| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsA delicious concept, executed with such panache...it's divine! |
| User ReviewLark PAbsolutely love Billy Connolly! Very funny!! |
| User ReviewArafat HHAHAHA - gotta love this.... "You're going to sue one of the world's biggest insurance companies?".... "Well, apparently I wouldn't stand a chance-I'm suin' God. " |
| User ReviewTyler Vyeah its an old film ... but I watched it again the other day... and loved it... again... the concept of this flick is superb ... if you ain't seen this yet please watch it ... |
| User ReviewMatt WA brilliant comedy that is so absurd that it could be true:) A lawyer, who decides that there are more important things in life than mad rush to earn money, quits his job and leads a happy life of a fisherman. Happy until his boat is destroyed by a lightning and the insurance company refuses to pay a compensation as this was "the Act of God". So he becomes a lawyer again and takes his case against the Lord to the court. He chooses the Church as His representatives and puts the Church in a very awkward situation - if they win they will prove that God doesn't exist... Brilliant concept, great acting, funny and thought-provoking. Especially if you hate insurance companies and the small print that protects them and makes you vulnerable, and it doesn't protect you against the very things that you actually need to be protected against. |
| User ReviewMilena KBrilliant, funny film. Billy is hilarious, really, he makes me laugh. |
| User ReviewAlex BPeople can disregard it for 'stupidity' but they're just not understanding of Billy's Comedy. |
| User Reviewshea dAnother funny funny movie - gotta watch it |
| User ReviewElin GBrilliant - reflection on the religious order of our day!!! God's definately got a sense of humour - Given His representatives on earth!!! |
| User ReviewKez KBilly Connolly is fantastic in this film. |