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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordRichard Mulligan attempts to provide comic relief for the comedy, in the role of a grizzled archangel, but it's a thankless task. The most interesting element of the film is its premise. [26 July 1985, p.D8]
- 38Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelTeenage summer film trash such as The Heavenly Kid makes one root for the leaves to start turning brown.
- 37Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrCary Medoway uses backlighting and spatially distorting lenses to give the film the hyped-up look of a rock video, but his handling of actors is so inept that he must rely on the rock score to make the most basic emotional points.
- 30The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinGuardian angel movies almost always have a little charm, but The Heavenly Kid has none.
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA reprehensible film that unashamedly steals ideas (if not entire scenes) from other works.
- 25Washington PostPaul AttanasioWashington PostPaul AttanasioEverything about The Heavenly Kid is ripped off, from a sprig of music that apes the Beverly Hills Cop theme to Gedrick, who was obviously cast because he looks like Tom Cruise, but cheaper. [26 July 1985, p.D2]