The read
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.
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
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Metacritic32/100
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
Stills
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Themes
romcom