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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.
13 December 1948
6 August 1951, Akron, Ohio, USA
5 September 1960, Griffin, Georgia, USA
13 October 1957, Millinocket, Maine, USA
23 July 1951, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
17 January 1922, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
25 August 1975, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
16 June 1956, Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
8 April 1952, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
30 December 1928, USA
May 16, 2009
A thought-provoking but uneven comedy.May 22, 2003
It's always watchable, sometimes enjoyable, never special.April 09, 2005
The shallowness and lack of perspective of the story keeps everyone from delivering anything more than a mundane, mildly amusing comedy.July 21, 2009
Leaves you wondering whether there really is a God.December 06, 2005
What does Hollywood teach us here? Materialism BAD! Television BAD! Media BAD!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.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.January 01, 2000
The film never really explains where G came from or where he's going.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.June 24, 2006
The kitsch on-air shopping sequences are often very funny.July 01, 2009
The material lacks a biting edge.