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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOh, God! is lighthearted, satirical, and humorous and (that rarest of qualities) in good taste.
- 70Time OutTime OutSo here we have God's views on most things from TV to avocados, all enunciated in Burns' inimitably crisp'n'dry manner. Fun ultimately falters with some routine satire, but when the Devil's having such a time at the box-office, this comes as a welcome comic riposte from the other side.
- 60Washington PostWashington PostA light inoffensive satire that brings God back to earth as crusty, caring George Burns to tell mankind to stop mucking up the river-fouling the air, killing each other off, preaching exclusive paths to heaven and to get back to the business of loving. [14 Oct 1977, p.11]
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineReiner does one of his best directing jobs and never resorts to some of the silliness he's demonstrated in other films. Denver is very affable and could have had a good movie career given the right material.
- 50The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelThe picture is so cautious about not offending anyone that it doesn't rise to the level of satire, or even spoof.
- 50NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenComing from director Carl Reiner, whose Where' poppa? had flashes of real comic fire, one expects more than Hallmark platitudes wrapped in Vegas banter. [24 Oct 1977, p.126]
- 50Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrThe gags are slighted in favor of John Denver-style homilies, mouthed by John Denver, while the film collapses under the weight of missed narrative connections, the apparent victim of excessive recutting.
- 40The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinAn uneasy amalgam of inconsistent attitudes, without enough humor or zaniness to divert attention from its questionable premise.