FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Python Hyena Down to Earth (2001): Dir: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz / Cast: Chris Rock, Regina King, Chazz Palminteri, Eugene Levy, Mark Addy: Lifeless comedy about bringing down to reality one's standards of living. If one's standards of living regarded viewing this film then living standards went down. Remake of Heaven Can Wait, Chris Rock plays a struggling comedian who dreams of presenting an act at the Apollo nightclub. Upon being hit by a truck he is sent to Heaven but informed that he was taken ahead of his time. They send him back in the body of a white rich man who is not very well liked. He learns that there are plans to murder him. He also falls in love with Regina King who is struggling to keep a hospital opened. Directors Chris and Paul Weitz previously made the much funnier American Pie but this garbage is a major step down and adds none of intelligence of their sexual high school romp. Their handling of the black man white man image of the hero is poorly portrayed. We are given glimpses of the white guy but he is never well established as a character. Rock is reciting his comedy act right from the standard setup right up to his eventual relationship with King. Her function is to be the love interest and nothing more. Chazz Palminteri and Eugene Levy are wasted in flat roles. Heavenly aspects fail because God doesn't make mistakes. No, the mistakes are made by the filmmakers. Score: 2 / 10

moonspinner55 Chris Rock, apparently desperate for a cozy star-vehicle which would cross his appeal over to white and mainstream black audiences, updates the hit 1978 comedy "Heaven Can Wait" with an urban agenda. He plays a struggling comedian involved in a car accident who has his soul removed too soon from his body--consequently, his angels must find another body to place him in, and can only come up with that of a white businessman. Rewriting a movie as bland and sentimental as "Heaven Can Wait" only shows that Rock's eye was on the box-office (this was strictly a corporate move organized by the most mercenary of Hollywood players). Why not strive for something loftier or more memorable than a silly reincarnation comedy that culminates with an Evening at the Apollo? Terrific supporting cast (including the usually-reliable Regina King, the wonderful Mark Addy, Wanda Sykes, Eugene Levy, and terrific Frankie Faison) do what they can, but Rock seems awkward and unsure of himself throughout. *1/2 from ****

im_covered_in_bees-1 this is one of the only films that i've actually left the cinema because it was so bad.the others were, just in case you're interested, the others were 1:"deep impact" - so boring i had to leave and 2:"dude, where's my car?" - you can only listen to "sweet","dude" for so long. and besides i dislike that guy from "that 70s show". chris rock is a one trick pony, while admittedly that trick can be funny, you cant base an entire film on it. (the whole black vs white thing). i think chris rock needs a partner in his films to rein in his ranting. well that's all i have to say but i'm being forced to finish this 10 lines rule. sorry ......... ............ ........... ............... ........ .......... ...... ......... ......... ........... ......... ...... ....

antony-1 It's interesting to see how each version of this film has had its core difference. In the original, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, the main character was a boxer. In Heaven Can Wait he was an American Football player. In Down to Earth, he's a comedian. However, being a comedian isn't so much what it rides on, it's that he's black, and this is what permeates the film.Hence a movie that's largely populated by humour that plays on the oh-so-funny (supposedly) differences between white and black people, and the culture clash as a black delivery driver takes the body of a rich white man. But for me, the humour is very broad. Like a white businessman singing to black rap music -- it's simplistic, moderately amusing but really nothing special. Take this formula, repeat it many times, and that's this film.Everything else in the movie is put in, but nothing gels. From the murderous lovers who just seem completely irrelevant to the movie, to the non-entity that is Eugene Levy's character (and we know this guy can do some great stuff with his material, if he's given it).Then there was the obligatory romance. There were just so many pointed references as to how she liked his eyes and the person inside -- making it quite clear that a hot, strong woman couldn't like the old fat man that she was seeing. So the comments kept coming, all too cutesey and clever, a wink-wink to the viewers at home. Her character was literally apologising to us for kissing him at times.The movie was very short too, just an hour and fifteen minutes, and all in all the movie just felt half-hearted. It had its small moments, and for me Wanda Sykes stole the show (not that there was a lot of show to steal). But all in all, the movie wasn't anything special. I didn't hate it, and you could watch worse things out there. But certainly you shouldn't feel the need to go out of your way to see it either.