Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Steineded How sad is this?

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

mike171979 Peter Sellers is perfect as the small town Father Smallwood. Smallwood is one of the most endearing characters you'll ever see. He is kind hearted, sincere, and honest, if not a bit miss guided.Of course a character such as this being dumped into a town of swine is going to be interesting and it is.The ending is very emotional, for a comedic satire, but then, the tacked on ending completely changes the mood and tries its best to torpedo the entire film. Luckily, although the ending comes from absolutely no where and does damage the film, it does not takeaway from the superb job Peter Sellers did as Smallwood.

ella-48 I shan't go on at any length, as others have already done the job for me. Instead I'll just drop in a couple of interesting factoids about this film.1) "Heavens Above!" was the third in a trio (a triptych??) of films satirising great pillars of the British establishment:The military;Industry/the trade unions;The church.The previous two in the series were "Private's Progress" (Ian Carmichael as Stanley Windrush - a fraightfully posh chinless wonder, drafted into the army for WWII and finding himself embroiled unwittingly in a grand scheme to steal great works of art) and "I'm Alright, Jack" (Carmichael as the same Stanley Windrush, now de-mobbed and dumped by his despairing family into the shop floor workforce at one of their factories, in the hope that he might learn the business). The Windrush family characters were dropped for Heavens Above, although Carmichael makes a small appearance as "the other Vicar called Smallwood".2) Fans of the Small Faces should keep their eyes peeled for 'Jack' - eldest son of the huge family of itinerant scroungers who take up residence in the vicarage. It's none other than cheeky cockney mudlark STEVE MARRIOTT, fresh from his West End stint as The Artful Dodger in Oliver !

veemoffa While Peter Sellers does a good job with his role as a naive minister -- and most of the supporting roles are also well-played -- the film as a whole is not especially interesting. It has a few funny moments, but is mostly yawn-inducing. Most of the characters, from low-life rogues to the stuffy gentry, are cliches that I've seen a dozen times before. What saves this film from being a total failure is a talented cast -- too bad they didn't have a better script to work with.

FrankieT Peter Sellers is excellent in his role as a vicar. And is aided by an all star cast. Incidentally Steve Marriott plays Eric Sykes's Eldest son. This was after playing the original (and Lionel Bart believes one of the best) "Artful Dodger" and before he found fame with the equally excellent Small Faces and the not as good Humble Pie.