Joe Pendleton is a football quarterback preparing to lead his team to the Superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he was not ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. Another body must be found without his death being discovered, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the Los Angeles Rams in or... (Full plot summary below)
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Joe Pendleton is a football quarterback preparing to lead his team to the Superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he was not ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. Another body must be found without his death being discovered, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the Los Angeles Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl. At the same time, he falls in love with an English environmental activist who disapproves of his policies and actions.
Leave your thoughts about Heaven Can Wait.
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashAs a director Beatty has a light touch. He keeps the story moving briskly along. The movie never gets very serious and yet you care about the characters. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenFrom beginning to end, for kids and adults, Heaven Can Wait is nonstop —and blissfully uncomplicated—pleasure. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Robert MartinSomehow manages to combine the sweetness and innocence of the original with a satirical bite all its own. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonA glorious encapsulating of the classical Hollywood era in style this witty morality tale with a number of wonderful performances. |
| TIME MagazineFrank Rich[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. |
| Time OutGeoff BrownThe film drags its feet uncertainly from beginning to end. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis is the kind of upbeat screwball comedy Hollywood used to do smoothly and well. |
| NetflixJames RocchiA sweet, unassuming, heartfelt delight that will make you laugh and probably leave you a little wistful. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullIn the hands of anyone but Warren Beatty, this might really stink, but the old scoundrel infuses the hero with such earnest and wide-eyed spirit that it's hard not to like. |
| Washington PostJudith MartinThis is a very sweet movie to watch, the pleasant cinematic equivalent of light summer reading. |
