Here Comes Mr. Jordan Reviews

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation (it was nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. In fact, just a week ago, I actually saw ‘Heaven Can Wait’ (1943) but, even though this movie was adapted from a play also called ‘Heaven Can Wait’, both movies didn’t have much in common after all. Well, I was expecting another quaint movie from the 40’s but it didn’t last for long, fortunately. Indeed, it turned out to be a rather daft comedy with a rather silly concept and, yet, I have to admit that the damned thing was actually fairly entertaining. Above all, Robert Montgomery was quite fun, even if his character was not really interesting. In fact, even though this movie was dealing with the afterlife, it was rather nothing really deep after all. I mean, back then, it was competing with ‘Citizen Kane’ to win the Best Picture Academy Award (they actually both lost) but it’s clear that this movie was not from the same level. On the other hand, I did appreciate its lack of pretentiousness. Eventually, this movie was remade twice, back in 1978 (‘Heaven Can Wait’ directed by Warren Beatty, a movie I still haven’t watched so far) and in 2001 (‘Down to Earth’ directed by the Weitz brothers, a movie which certainly didn’t impress me). Still, to be honest, the fact that I have so little to say about this movie makes me wonder if I wasn’t too generous with my rating after all.  Anyway, to conclude, even if it was not a masterpiece, I have to admit that it was a solid vintage comedy and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.