Chris Rock, Regina King, Chazz Palminteri

Lance is a budding comedian who is hit by a bus and dies before his time. Wishing to return to earth, but unable to inhabit his former body, he is placed in the corpse of a rich, white Manhattan mogul...( read more  read more... ). Living in the body of a callous old white man would be bizarre enough for Lance without falling in love with Sontee, the beautiful woman publicly battling Wellington's company at the same time. And as if that wasn't enough, he's got to deal with the love affair between Wellington's wife and his personal assistant, and their plot to have him killed. Can reincarnation add to self-discovery, true love and a better stand up routine? Lance Barton is about to find out.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz

Release Date: February 16, 2001

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DVD Release Date: July 10, 2001

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  • March 7, 2008
    An entirely forgetable film...has no redeeming values
  • December 26, 2007
    whats another word for horrible yet worse...this film
  • August 26, 2007
    Chris Rock's characher dies in an accident before his time. He comes back to earth as a white man.
  • August 26, 2007
    Standard film, mediocre, nothing further, worth one watch or two.
  • June 29, 2007
    just ok
  • November 18, 2009
    Bad remake of "Heaven Can Wait".
  • October 29, 2009
    This is a funny comedy starring Chris Rock. About this up and coming comedian who gets killed before his time. So the Angels need to find him a vessel for his soul while they find a replacement body. A rich business man from Manhattan, NY dies so they stick him there for the time...( read more) being. Of course this man is white and this leads to many funny scenes later in the film. A solid comedy with a good supporting cast . I got some good laughs from it. Worth at least a one time watch.
  • September 11, 2009
    I saw this in the cinema when I was about 14... didn't enjoy it then, doubt I'll enjoy it now... I am also not a huge Chris Rock fan!
  • June 9, 2009
    It has been done a thousand times over, but at least this one was still funny.
  • June 5, 2009
    i've seen worse. Rock was cute, so was King

Critic Reviews


February 16, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

A ham-handed fantasy that manages the damn near impossible feat of making Chris Rock unfunny. full review

February 16, 2001
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Doesn't feel fat or padded, like so many contemporary comedies, and its very leanness is appealing. full review

February 16, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Dead in the water. full review

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