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Comic Chris Rock co-scripted and stars in this remake of 1941's Here Comes Mr. Jordan, which was also remade with Warren Beatty in 1978 as Heaven Can Wait. Comedian Lance Barton (Rock) is struggling t... read more read more...o get his career off the ground when he dies in an untimely bus accident; arriving at the Pearly Gates, he discovers that he's not supposed to have passed on for another 50 years. Barton is not happy with this turn of events, and eventually the Powers That Be send his spirit back to Earth, but for the time being he has to make do with the body of a middle-aged, closed-minded millionaire, Charles Wellington. Lance falls in love with a young community activist (Regina King), but he soon finds he has bigger problems at home: the millionaire's wife and her lover are both trying to kill him. The supporting cast includes Mark Addy as an actor passing himself off as an English manservant, Chazz Palminteri as Mr. King, Heaven's no-nonsense manager, and Eugene Levy as Mr. Keyes, the angel who accidentally ends Barton's life. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz

Release Date: February 16, 2001

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DVD Release Date: July 10, 2001

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  • FrizzDrop
    July 13, 2010
    FrizzDrop
    WAY better than Heaven Can Wait, with much more humor.
  • FilmFanatik
    February 23, 2010
    FilmFanatik
    Not a great movie.
  • Chiefilms
    January 16, 2010
    Chiefilms
    Chris Rock movies really do drop the ball.
  • thmtsang
    August 26, 2007
    thmtsang
    Chris Rock's characher dies in an accident before his time. He comes back to earth as a white man.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 18, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    funny, good flick
  • superclerk25
    December 28, 2006
    superclerk25
    A lackluster remake.
  • burgerstar
    November 2, 2011
    burgerstar
    Remake of a remake.
    "Every town has 2 kinds of malls, the mall that white people go to and the mall that white people USED to go to!" Hilarious.
  • EbertsLittleApprentice
    June 28, 2010
    EbertsLittleApprentice
    This is a film inwhich you forget over the years, but when you remeber it, you remember why i you liked it in the first place.
  • ManifestPanda
    September 6, 2011
    ManifestPanda
    Chris Rock almost felt like a sell out with this one.
  • SunilJawahir
    May 16, 2009
    SunilJawahir
    Silly but funny enough to rent.

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Joel Siegel
February 22, 2001
Joel Siegel, Good Morning America

A two-word review: Chris rocks.

Lisa Schwarzbaum
February 22, 2001
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

When Rock finds his authentic swing as an actor as well as a comedian, he'll be, like, a movie god. Full Review

Caleb Crain
February 21, 2001
Caleb Crain, Village Voice

Almost every minute of Down to Earth is entertaining. But not quite surprising. Full Review

James Berardinelli
February 17, 2001
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Offers a strangely muted and largely unfunny Rock. Full Review

Peter Travers
February 16, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

A ham-handed fantasy that manages the damn near impossible feat of making Chris Rock unfunny.

Michael O'Sullivan
February 16, 2001
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

For a comedy, there are precious few real laughs. Full Review

Stephen Hunter
February 16, 2001
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

It's pretty consistently funny, if far generations removed from anything original. Full Review

Mike Clark
February 16, 2001
Mike Clark, USA Today

Affable but forgettable. Full Review

Peter Howell
February 16, 2001
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Bland and unfunny. Full Review

Bob Graham
February 16, 2001
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle

Heaven can wait and so can the audience for the new Chris Rock comedy ever to catch fire. Full Review

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