Holy Man
The film follows Ricky Hayman who is a famous evangelist attempts to find the way to make television home shopping become a religious experience. He must go through fire and water to attain his goal.
5 September 1960, Griffin, Georgia, USA
3 May 1933, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
9 April 1959, Brooklyn, New York, USA
13 October 1957, Millinocket, Maine, USA
July 21, 2009
Leaves you wondering whether there really is a God.
May 16, 2009
A thought-provoking but uneven comedy.
June 24, 2006
The kitsch on-air shopping sequences are often very funny.
April 09, 2005
The shallowness and lack of perspective of the story keeps everyone from delivering anything more than a mundane, mildly amusing comedy.
January 01, 2000
The film never really explains where G came from or where he's going.
July 01, 2009
The material lacks a biting edge.
January 01, 2000
While Murphy probably has what it takes to make the comedian-to-serious actor transition, he needs to do what Martin, Williams, and Carrey did: hold out for a good script.
January 01, 2000
About halfway through Holy Man the terrible reality sets in: Oh, no, they mean for us to take this seriously.
July 21, 2009
Good intentions abound, but we all know where they lead.
May 22, 2003
It's always watchable, sometimes enjoyable, never special.
July 21, 2009
It may not be earthshaking, but this calmly competent feel-good movie shows that a little sincerity can go a long way.
December 06, 2005
What does Hollywood teach us here? Materialism BAD! Television BAD! Media BAD!
