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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:1

Rotten:26

Average Rating:2.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT owes a lot to such films as BLACKBOARD JUNGLE and TO SIR, WITH LOVE, where a novice teacher has to find a way to reach impoverished, undisciplined street kids. The... SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT owes a lot to such films as BLACKBOARD JUNGLE and TO SIR, WITH LOVE, where a novice teacher has to find a way to reach impoverished, undisciplined street kids. The film contains some outstanding musical numbers and fine comic performances that make it worth seeing. It also has historical significance as the first Hollywood blockbuster sequel entrusted to an African American director, Bill Duke. Whoopi Goldberg stars as Deloris, who disguises herself as a nun again to teach music at a failing Catholic school. Among her students is Rita (singer/rap artist Lauryn Hill), a talented performer whose mother feels that music is a waste of time. Deloris whips her unruly class into shape and enters them into a state choir competition. Along the way she takes on the school's administrator (James Coburn), who seems determined to shut down the school and sell the land for a parking lot. [More]

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Barnard Hughes, Mary Wickes

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Barnard Hughes, Mary Wickes, James Coburn, Michael Jeter, Wendy Makkena, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Robert Pastorelli, Thomas Gottschalk, Maggie Smith, Lauryn Hill, Brad Sullivan, Alanna Ubach, Ryan Toby, Ron Johnson, Jennifer "Love" Hewitt

Director: Bill Duke

Director: Bill Duke

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Reviews for Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

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While the kids may sing a storm when at last they get down to mixing Beethoven, gospel and rap, in the good clean fun department this is monumentally weak and derivative.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/04/09
Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
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Bouncy musical numbers and plenty of social concern, but the star, regrettably, is on autopilot.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Trevor Johnston
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
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A slapdash affair, with paper-thin plotting and characters more or less redeemed by some winning musical sequences.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/04/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Unwatchable.

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10/28/05
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Two trips to the convent is one too many.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/04/09
Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
Variety
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No review available.

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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

The sequel suffers from a lame, saccharine premise and a fatally earnest manner.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times
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Sister Act 2: Back In the Habit is merely a rehash of the first film, with less wit and charm.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

No review available.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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08/06/02
Danny Minton
Danny Minton
KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX)

No review available.

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06/30/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

It's kind of frightening that it took three writers to come up with this "plot".

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

This shoddiest of sequels should be the last act for these sorry Sisters.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joe Brown
Joe Brown
Washington Post

I hope what they all got paid made it worth the bother.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
08/04/09
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

lame, stupid sequel

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09/02/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Marc Vincenti
Marc Vincenti
Palo Alto Weekly

It's clear that no one's creative juices were really flowing on this project. Not even trickling.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

No review available.

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01/07/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Should've left the first one alone

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12/23/02
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

No review available.

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04/02/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 
 
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