Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater

One of my all time favorites.

good back-story, and good acting

A Masterpiece!

I wanted to like this more than I did.Using the comedy/drama form, this moderately engaging little movie poses some interesting question, and then fails to address them - or, more exactly, decides to opt out of presenting the audience with any conclusion. To some extent this is having your cake and eating it - you offend neither end of the theological debate. However, it left me feeling slightly short-changed.Among a number of plot points which creaked somewhat, I question Colin Friels' brother - ready to betray his brother for a promotion bribe one minute, and then taking up management of a class action against the briber/s the next.My biggest quibble, though, is with the casting of the two principals. Connolly, a very talented actor, played the whole thing with a degree of high amusement which I found highly improbable given the financial disaster which was staring him and his nearest and dearest in the face. I'm not sure whether this was his fault or the director's. And his broad Scots accent meant that Colin Friels had to adopt a Scots accent (native, apparently), which failed to convince throughout.And Judy Davies, never one of my favourite actresses, totally failed to convince in a role which demanded someone light and frothy. She plays angry and heavy very well, but does not appear to have the deftness of touch which this role demanded, pratfall into the sea notwithstanding.

As a social comment, it didn't tell us much we didn't already know. Insurance companies are run by immoral sharks and will try every trick in the book to get out of paying a claim, lawyers are essentially venal and the law has little to do with justice and a lot to do with the depth of the protagonists' pockets, and established religions are run by pompous pontificators and whited sepulchres, so the whole shebang hasn't moved on much since the days of the Scribes and Pharisees. But it told us it in a sharply witty and deftly handled way. These are all amongst Billy's favourite social comments, and although he didn't pull too many punches, he showed the real power of cleverly directed humour in exposing the hypocrisies of the establishment.Some may claim Billy has himself become an establishment figure, and other reviewers here have been harsh on his failure to "ram home" the assault on the churches. I think we all know Billy's opinion on the Catholic church in which he was raised, but he chooses in this film to leave a little bit there for those who like to still hold on to the mysteries. However, he does lampoon the religious fanatics who consider that they and they alone have a hot-line to God and they are the sole custodians of absolute truth.The only spoiler for me was the attempted Scottish accent from Colin Friels. And I couldn't quite figure out the plot twist that had two Scots sons following their father into the old established family law business but happening to be doing so in Sydney???It isn't destined to ever be regarded as a great movie classic, but as a low budget piece of irreverent (!) Aussie fun and a great vehicle for Billy's comic talents and the terrific acting of Judy Davis, it was pretty much right on the money. 8/10

This film's title attracted me already for a long time, but now I finally decided to rent it. And I wish I did it before. I already had a lot of respect for the writer(s) who came up with the idea for the film and specially came up with the title: 'The Man Who Sued God' tickled my curiosity. I never was more stimulated to see a film than by this title.The film is as refreshing as its title. Of course this is because of the absurd idea of suing God, but mainly because of the energetic and stimulating performance of Billy Connolly. I can't see how anyone could have played this role better than he. He's dynamic, intelligent and stealing the show with his charming appearance.It's a charming film and you would almost think it was based on true happenings. I don't even know for sure that it isn't. Although the film is very standard executed, the original subject and Billy Connolly make it interesting and as said, very refreshing!

I went to see this film with high expectations, Billy is usually so funny with his observational humour! The title had me wondering and the storyline is very clever and well thought out.Half way through I noticed (trying not to be biased because of its low-budget status) that the script did the storyline no justice. The only funny parts I expected came from the constant bad mouthing of Connelly and the odd line from the Priests etc. The worst was yet to come.(SPOILERS)Just when the film was getting juicy (when the church could only win by proving God DOESN'T exist) Connelly falls for (in matters of the heart and into bed with) the annoying reporter that oh-so-sweetly accepts the fact that he cost her her job!Basically the end turns out so that he drops his case because God's "fury" turned him to the new love of his life and they live happily ever after, yada yada yada, then he sponges off the media and makes a few Australian bucks!Good start to the story and very controversial in its own right, bad ending and even worse acting on the reporters part, i can't even remember her name!