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The Preacher's Wife

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1996
2h 3m
English
Family, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
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Cast

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Denzel Washington
Whitney Houston
Julia Biggs
Courtney B Vance
Reverend Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines
Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis
Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine
Paul Bates
Saul Jeffreys
Justin Pierre Edmund
Jeremiah Biggs
Lionel Richie
Victor Williams
Shari Headley
Arlene Chattan
Marcella Lowery
Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston
Mrs. Havergal
Charlotte dAmboise
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Jernard Burks
Pizza Man
Directed By: Penny Marshall
Written By: Allan Scott (Screenplay), Nat Mauldin (Screenplay), + 1 more

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jarvis-8243417 says...
3 years ago
A modern update of a holiday classic, The Preacher’s Wife attempts to tell an uplifting tale but ends up being a Whitney Houston vanity project. The story follows an angel named Dudley (played by Denzel Washington) who comes to the aid of a worn-out preacher who’s lost his way. Washington gives an excellent performance and brings a lot of charisma to the film, but Houston constantly tries to steal the spotlight, and finds any excuse she can to sing. Additionally, the plot is overly convoluted and doesn’t flow very well. And, the tone is also uneven; constantly switching between comedy, drama, and romance. While it’s entertaining and has a good heart, The Preacher’s Wife doesn’t have a clear vision of what type of film it wants to be.
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TKPNPodcast says...
3 years ago
This movie just kills me everytime. The Bishop's Wife (which this is a remake/update of) is my absolute favorite Christmas movie. This one? Ugh. Sure, the soundtrack with Whitney Houston's vocals is fantastic, but they added too many characters, let too many people in on who Dudley actually is, and had WAY too much with the kid. Could have use 3 less subplots and used that time to amp up the charm that Denzel usually can push out in his performances.
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