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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAs someone who believes most movies have too much music, I was surprised to find myself noticing how little is in Mr. Destiny. In the quiet, an innocent little fable grows, blossoms and is harvested, to no great moment.
- 50The Seattle TimesJohn HartlThe Seattle TimesJohn HartlA slickly contrived studio product, as insincere as it is ineffectual. [12 Oct 1990, p.28]
- 50Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrIt's to Belushi's credit that, under such severely strained circumstances, he manages to come off as both likable and plausible - qualities that the venal Mr. Destiny otherwise lacks. [12 Oct 1990, p.B]
- 40Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonOverall, what Mr. Destiny turns out to be is mildly sweet and amusing -- not a wonderful life, but merely an okay one.
- Mr. Destiny is by no means a good movie, but James Belushi is unquestionably a good actor, and his portrayal of Larry Burrows almost makes the film worth watching.
- 40Tampa Bay TimesHal LipperTampa Bay TimesHal LipperBelushi is the Clydesdale of formulaic comedies. He performs as expected with little artistic invention. He carries Mr. Destiny amiably, although a more resourceful actor might have provided the additional gloss this formulaic comedy so sorely needs. [12 Oct 1990, p.12]
- 38Boston GlobeBoston GlobeThere's many a comedy to be made about money and the way it changes us and our perceptions, but Mr. Destiny - which wastes agreeable performances by Ron Lovitz and Bill McCutcheon as well as the principals - isn't it. [12 Oct 1990, p.33p]
- 37Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThere isn't anything here you haven't seen already in It's a Wonderful Life and a thousand other wish-list movies. Writer/director James Orr doesn't even do you the favor of speeding through the unoriginality.
- 30Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonLos Angeles TimesSheila BensonIt’s an attempt at fantasy so plodding that by its end it feels as though we’d walked the 20 years back to Belushi’s past, then hacked our way out of it again.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis high-concept update of It’s a Wonderful Life, Mr. Destiny, is pure formula treacle, but James Belushi, playing a schlub who learns what life would have been like had he become a big executive, is at his most immediate and appealing.