The read
A Balasaur Score of 42 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 18%, Metacritic 32/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 604 2000s fantasy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 27m. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
Struggling comic Lance Barton knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexpected turn - straight to heaven - Lance is sure there's been a mistake. Miraculously, he's right! An angel tells Lance he was taken prematurely but assures him he can be returned to Earth - in the aged body of a ruthless white billionaire. In this improbable reincarnation, Lance begins a hilarious quest to realize his showbiz dream...and, along the way, discovers the person he never imagined he could be.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
440 audience votes
Key crew
- Chris WeitzDirector
- Paul WeitzDirector
- Chris RockScreenplay
- Lance CroutherScreenplay
- Ali LeRoiScreenplay
- Louis C.K.Screenplay
- Jamshied SharifiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chris RockLance Barton
- Regina KingSontee Jenkins
- Chazz PalminteriKing
- Eugene LevyKeyes
- Frankie FaisonWhitney Daniels
- Mark AddyCisco
- Greg GermannSklar
- Jennifer CoolidgeMrs. Wellington
- Wanda SykesWanda
- John ChoPhil Quon
- Mario JoynerApollo M.C.
- Bryetta CallowayGospel Singer
