Heaven Can Wait

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: June 28, 1978

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72	METASCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews

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David Ansen

Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait is the most delightful movie the year has offered. Funny, fantastical, fast on its feet, this romantic fantasy comes closer than any film of the past decade to capturing the ingenious, madcap spirit of '30s comedies. [03 July 1978, p.90]

Frank Rich

From beginning to end, for kids and adults, Heaven Can Wait is nonstop —and blissfully uncomplicated—pleasure. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Heaven Can Wait is an outstanding film. Harry Segall's fantasy comedy-drama play, made in 1941 by Columbia as Here Comes Mr Jordan, returns in an updated, slightly more macabre treatment. Read full review

Robert Martin

Paul Sylbert's production design is handsome, William A. Fraker's cinematography is beautiful and Dave Grusin's music winning. All in all, Heaven Can Wait is a fantastic fantasy. [28 June 1978]

Gary Arnold

It manages to preserve much of the charm and romantic fantasy that worked for its predecessor, the 1941 crowd-pleaser Here Comes Mr. Jordan, while freshening up some of the settings and details and tailoring the roles to a different cast. [28 June 1978, p.E1]

Roger Ebert

Somehow manages to combine the sweetness and innocence of the original with a satirical bite all its own. Read full review

Judith Martin

This is a very sweet movie to watch, the pleasant cinematic equivalent of light summer reading. Read full review