Down to Earth: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

67

When Rock finds his authentic swing as an actor as well as a comedian, he'll be, like, a movie god.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Elvis Mitchell New York Times (Top Critic)

70

Mildly amusing.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)

Affable but forgettable.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post (Top Critic)

20

For a comedy, there are precious few real laughs.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Stephen Hunter Washington Post (Top Critic)

70

It's pretty consistently funny, if far generations removed from anything original.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Caleb Crain Village Voice (Top Critic)

Almost every minute of Down to Earth is entertaining. But not quite surprising.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Jonathan Foreman New York Post (Top Critic)

Unfortunately, a lot of the potential for humor is wasted because the movie audience can't see what the people around Lance magically see.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

At its best, Down to Earth is pleasant, relatively inoffensive vehicle for Rock, who, at least, proves that he can 'carry' a movie. But next time, please, no remakes.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Peter Howell Toronto Star (Top Critic)

Bland and unfunny.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Stephanie Zacharek Salon.com (Top Critic)

Doesn't feel fat or padded, like so many contemporary comedies, and its very leanness is appealing.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Matthew Feeney Slate (Top Critic)

The makers of Down to Earth were faced with a dilemma nobody would have anticipated: Boosting their star's screen time kills the comedy.
Full Review » 11 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

50

Offers a strangely muted and largely unfunny Rock.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Peter Travers Rolling Stone (Top Critic)

10

A ham-handed fantasy that manages the damn near impossible feat of making Chris Rock unfunny.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

60

Likeable Chris Rock in a comedy about race.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Tony Macklin Las Vegas CityLife

40

Down to Earth is worth seeing. Like mainstream brew, it doesnt have high potency, but it is a nice diversion.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Jordan Hiller Bangitout.com

Rock saw the untapped goldmine of humor, found when a white person acts black.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

38

Down to Earth" follows the plot of "Heaven Can Wait" the way a robot follows its programming.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies

25

To put it bluntly: this is a bad movie.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Ted Murphy Baseline.Hollywood.com

30

"Down to Earth" crashes instead of alighting on angels' wings.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jorge Avila Andrade Moviola

50

Para Chris Rock, el estrellato que se pensaba podia adquirir con su primer estelar tendra que esperar hasta una mejor oportunidad
Full Review » 11 years ago
Marty Mapes Movie Habit

50

It's too bad that something with so much potential was forgotten at the box office. It's especially too bad because the film got what it deserved.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Ian Waldron-Mantgani UK Critic

50

Goes out of its way to avoid being funny -- backs actors into corners, restricting them from using their natural talent.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Eugene Novikov Film Blather

9

"For the vast majority of the running time, utter boredom prevails."
Full Review » 11 years ago
Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat

38

Down to Earth may be about Heaven, but it can go elsewhere.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Chris Grunden Film Journal International

Genial but lackluster romantic comedy.
Full Review » 11 years ago