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The Preacher's Wife (1996)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:22
Rotten:15
Average Rating:5.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In this updating of 1947's THE BISHOP'S WIFE, a Baptist preacher unknowingly pays too much attention to his congregation, and not enough to his dedicated wife and son. Enter Dudley, a flirtatious,... In this updating of 1947's THE BISHOP'S WIFE, a Baptist preacher unknowingly pays too much attention to his congregation, and not enough to his dedicated wife and son. Enter Dudley, a flirtatious, sharp-dressed angel, to help the couple build a new church and, not incidentally, reignite their marriage. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score. [More]
Starring: Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington, Courtney B. Vance, Jenifer Lewis
Starring: Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington, Courtney B. Vance, Jenifer Lewis, Loretta Devine, Justin Pierre Edmund, Gregory Hines
Director: Penny Marshall
Director: Penny Marshall
Reviews for The Preacher's Wife
At best only manages to showcase the tonsil talents of gospel singing Whitney to little lasting effect.
Houston's inevitable chart-toppers aside, the film mainly sells the values of cooperation and good-samaritanism.
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