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Down to Earth (2001) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Down to Earth (2001) a score of 2.2328 out of 4

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DVDwolf (Rob Paul)

Into the plot quickly, as this is a remake of a remake. Chris Rock plays Lance Barton, bike courier and aspiring stand-up. He gets ploughed down by a Mack truck and no more Lance. Well, not really because he was taken just a trifle early by Keyes (Eugene...read the complete Down to Earth (2001) review at DVDwolf (Rob Paul)

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Village Voice (Caleb Crain)

There is a lot of electricity running in these cables, and directors Chris and Paul Weitz, responsible for "American Pie," know how to tap enough of it that almost every minute of Down to Earth is entertaining. But not quite surprising....read the complete Down to Earth (2001) review at Village Voice (Caleb Crain)

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New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)

Gets points for oddness. Excellence is another matter....read the complete Down to Earth (2001) review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)

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LA Weekly (Paul Malcolm)

The film seems to argue that Rock's real-life manipulation of the race card is little more than exploitation, rather than the essence of his incendiary comic critique....read the complete Down to Earth (2001) review at LA Weekly (Paul Malcolm)

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