Les pieds sur terre

Original title: Down to Earth

2001
PG-13
1h 27m

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5.4/10

25K

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Body Swap Comedy Comedy Fantasy

After dying before his time, an aspiring black comic gets a second shot at life - by being placed in the body of a wealthy white businessman.After dying before his time, an aspiring black comic gets a second shot at life - by being placed in the body of a wealthy white businessman.After dying before his time, an aspiring black comic gets a second shot at life - by being placed in the body of a wealthy white businessman.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

25K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 nominations total

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Featured review

5/10

No guts, no glory

To enjoy any fantasy comedy, the viewer must be able to suspend disbelief. It is impossible to suspend disbelief for Down to Earth.

Why do we see Chris Rock as Chris Rock, when everyone around him sees him as Charles Wellington, rich, fat white man? Why? Because the producers thought they could make more money showcasing Rock, than having us see Rock as Wellington. It ruins much of the movie's attempted humor. For example, when Rock (as Wellington) uses the "N" word, black folks who hear him become furious, and we have to remember that he is supposedly this rich, fat white man.

The film does have some funny moments, and Regina King is attractive as the love interest. It could have been really good, though.

vpa21133
Jul 13, 2001
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Trivia
Chris Rock was inspired to remake Le ciel peut attendre (1978) after he heard that Muhammad Ali originally pursued to star in that movie. Rock then thought that Richard Pryor would have been great in the role and changed the main character into an African-American comedian.

Goofs
In the scene where Lance and Sontee are eating hot dogs, Sontee puts the hot dog in her mouth, then when the camera angle changes, she's bringing a whole hot dog to her mouth.

Quotes
Lance Barton: I had a hard enough time trying to get this girl as a rich white man. Do you know how hard it's gonna be to try to get her as a broke black man?

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Hannibal/Saving Silverman/In the Mood for Love (2001)

Soundtracks
Everything Is Everything
Written & Arranged by Lauryn Hill
With additional lyrical contribution by Johari Newton
Performed by Lauryn Hill
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing