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06/24/06
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,... [More]
Starring: Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington, Courtney B. Vance, Jenifer Lewis
Director: Penny Marshall
Reviews for The Preacher's Wife
Top CriticAt best only manages to showcase the tonsil talents of gospel singing Whitney to little lasting effect.
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Penny Marshall's latest could turn the most God-fearing citizen into an atheist.
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Top CriticDudley seems a bit too mortal here, not quite otherworldly enough.
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There are so many Whitney Houston singing opportunities here that the filmmakers might just as well have thrown caution to the wind and made a full-blown musical.
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07/03/05
If not for the pervasive spirit of the season, something like this could easily send me into sugar shock. It's a little too nice and happy.
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Definitely not Denzel Washington's finest hour.
07/14/05
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05/20/03
All the singing make for a slim plot and slimmer characters. Neveretheless, if you like Houston, you'll love The Preacher's Wife.
04/17/02
For a movie that might have offered a new twist of the mistletoe, The Preacher's Wife delivers the Scrooge-like acceptable market minimum.
04/12/02
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