GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Python Hyena The Preacher's Wife (1996): Dir: Penny Marshall / Cast: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Loretta Devine: Wonderful comedy that expresses God's work through angels. Whitney Houston is the preacher's wife whose singing voice graces the film. Denzel Washington plays the angel sent by God to help her and her pastor husband. Courtney B. Vance plays the pastor who is doing too many things at once. He visits hospitals but learns that his son is accused of a crime that he didn't commit. His other issues regard a boiler that is breaking down. On top of that he is being pressured to sell the land for which the Church stands. He also has less time for his wife who sings with the choir. Obviously he does not believe Washington when he shows up claiming to be an angel. Beautifully directed by Penny Marshall with nifty visual elements and an eye for detail. Charming performance by Washington who seems rightfully placed in this sincere role. Also a plus is strong supporting work by Vance who remains sturdy despite events surrounding his life. Houston has a great voice and suitable for the material. Gregory Hines has the thankless role of villain out to claim the land. Great film that will remind viewers of a holiday masterpiece called It's A Wonderful Life. The result is a heart warming comedy about answered prayer. Score: 9 ½ / 10

emdragon This is a weak remake of the Bishop's Wife, a wonderful film from the 40s with Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven creating the characters as they were really meant to be from the novel by Robert Nathan. There were some aspects of this movie that I liked. The children were uniformly good. The camera work and street scenes were well orchestrated. The singing was a joy. But the script has Denzel Washington basically lusting after Whitney Houston, which is not supposed to be what the movie is about. In one scene Dudley (Denzel) and Julia (Whitney Houston) are gazing into a store shop window. He is telling her in a tone that is obviously sexually oriented. . . that if she wears a certain negligee her husband would'nt want more of a present than that. But it is he that is practically drooling. C'mon, he is supposed to be an angel!? Everything that was sweet and wonderful about the original film is missing from this one. I have usually liked Penny Marshall movies in the past, but this one misses the boat.

davegering Let me state up front that I am a fan of both Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston. I am not, however, a fan of this movie.The script is a complete mess; this movie doesn't know what it wants to be or wants to do. None of the leads is particularly credible in his or her roles. The story is not funny enough to be a comedy, nor compelling enough to be a drama. Another problem, and a big one, is the constant lead-ins to Whitney Houston musical numbers that don't really fit the story.I didn't find this movie very entertaining, and frankly, there were a couple of times I surfed away looking for something better.

adv_regs The reviewer Ichaerus commented that "The Preacher's Wife" was a remake after an older film. The film was, in fact, "The Bishop's Wife" [1948] starring Cary Grant (as 'Dudley'), Loretta Young (as the 'Wife') and David Niven (as 'The Bishop'). I thought the original was far better than the remake because, while Denzil Washington is a fine dramatic actor, he was miscast in a light comedy role. Even at her best - and this was far from her best - Whitney Houston isn't suited to comedy either (actually I think her roles thus far show that she isn't suited to any genre). The main actors in the original film, Cary Grant and Loretta Young, were arguably among the best comedic actors of their day, and David Niven was always reliable.