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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumWhen Rock finds his authentic swing as an actor as well as a comedian, he'll be, like, a movie god.
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrA little too shipshape, too eager to please, not quite as anarchic as the best comedies.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIt's slight but likable, and diverting enough as light entertainment.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceThere is a lot of electricity running in these cables, and directors Chris and Paul Weitz, responsible for "American Pie," know how to tap enough of it that almost every minute of Down to Earth is entertaining. But not quite surprising.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkThis remake is shorter than its predecessors, a welcome earthly reward.
- 50New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanPlays to none of Rock's strengths (even though he co-wrote the film with members of his HBO team) and intensifies his tendency to mug and shout.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamBeatty's "Heaven Can Wait," released in 1978, was a comic fantasy about a near-death experience. This new version is a near-life experience.
- 20Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranRock is undisputably gifted and charismatic, but when Down to Earth takes his edge away, the film's energy goes with it. And without energy, no comedy can survive.
- 10L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmThe film seems to argue that Rock's real-life manipulation of the race card is little more than exploitation, rather than the essence of his incendiary comic critique.
- 10Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe call on this one is: dead on arrival.