Down To Earth (2001) 6/10

Starring : Chris Rock, Regina King, Chazz Palminteri, Eugene Levy, Frankie Faison, Mark Addy, Greg Germann, Jennifer Coolidge, Wanda Sykes
Director : Chris & Paul Weitz
Running Time : 88 mins

Lance Barton (Rock) is a comedian who gets killed in a hit and run accident. When he gets to heaven he discovers he wasn’t supposed to die, so he is given the opportunity to go back to earth in another body, that of a wealthy businessman. Soon he finds life isn’t as easy as it once was, and that being a poor black man in a rich white man’s body can lead to all sorts of misuderstandings.

This movie is not Chris Rock's finest moment, but it's still bearable. If you look past the obvious racist attitudes of the majority of the characters, this is a watchable movie, mainly relying on one liners to delivery the humour home to the audience.

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