Heaven Can Wait 1978

Critics score:
88 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Frank Rich, TIME Magazine: [The film] has everything going for it: big laughs, populist politics, billowy sequences set in heaven, a murder plot, a climactic Super Bowl game, a supporting cast of choice comic actors, and best of all, a touching (but PG) romance. Read more

Vincent Canby, New York Times: There's nothing worse than a pushy narrative. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: It's certainly likable enough and was a big hit when it came out, but one could hardly call it an auspicious artistic debut -- a crafty commercial entertainment with a certain amount of intelligence is more like it. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This is the kind of upbeat screwball comedy Hollywood used to do smoothly and well. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: The film drags its feet uncertainly from beginning to end. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Heaven Can Wait is an outstanding film. Read more