This is a cute but unfortunately mild and tepid movie. There are some (very few) exceptionally funny lines. Chris Rock does two short spots on stage. Both are very funny. That's it.

The romance is cute but not entertaining enough to care about the characters. Chris is very stiff throughout the whole movie except when he is on stage those 2 rare and short times.

Chris Rock just didn't rock in this one. 5/10.

• Zafoid

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 ****

Chris Rock inherits the 'Heaven Can Wait' formula, and puts his own spin on it nicely.

It's an amiable if unspectacular film overall.