The story didn’t need to get this involved and it winds up constantly trying to pull the picture apart, working against the comedy.
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Miami HeraldBill Cosford
Miami HeraldBill Cosford
George Burns gets to play both sides of the cosmic fence in Oh God! You Devil, which is actually Oh God! III, and it's this device alone that saves the film, which might otherwise be unbearably cute. [12 Nov 1984, p.C1]
The material is extremely slight, but at least it's benign.
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Washington PostPaul Attanasio
Washington PostPaul Attanasio
The movie is full of half-witted Hollywood satire (the Devil's an agent -- get it?), lame wordplay, and easy moralism about family being more important than career blah blah blah. [09 Nov 1984, p.F8]
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Burns does make an appearance as God to give his fiendish lookalike the get-thee-hence treatment, but not even a miracle could save Oh God! You Devil. [10 Nov 1984]