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The Preacher's Wife [DVD] [1997]

DVD ~ Denzel Washington
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  • Actors: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis
  • Directors: Penny Marshall
  • Writers: Allan Scott, Leonardo Bercovici, Nat Mauldin, Robert E. Sherwood, Robert Nathan
  • Producers: Amy Lemisch, Bonnie Hlinomaz
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Jun 2006
  • Run Time: 119 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CZN8
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,343 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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This tedious remake of the classic Christmas movie The Bishop's Wife falls on its face by significantly altering the careful design of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert E Sherwood's story for the original film. In Sherwood's version, a rather wooden, inept bishop and his lonely wife unknowingly take into their lives a heaven-sent angel who aids the former and ends up falling in love with the latter. In this unnecessary update, an inner-city preacher (Courtney B. Vance) and his estranged spouse (Whitney Houston) are visited by a celestial goof (Denzel Washington), whose unsolicited offer of help is enough to galvanise Vance's character to fix his own problems. What that means is this: by the second act, there's no reason to have Washington's angel in the story. Even his infatuation with the missus isn't enough to warrant his hanging around this movie; the change is a colossal blunder by director Penny Marshall. Vance ends up stealing the film from Washington, but it's a Pyrrhic victory; for the most part this movie just seems like a series of random scenes between opportunities for Houston to belt out songs. --Tom Keogh

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars She is every woman!!!, 27 Aug 2001
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This is a great movie with great actors. Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington teamed together in a beautiful comedy... They both did a great job as actors, but Whitney singing gospel is just phenomenal. A great movie for your soul (because of the music)
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Amazon is right when it describes this as TEDIOUS!, 24 July 2009
This review is from: The Preacher's Wife [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
If you are going to attempt a remake of a classic,then please oh please,try and be as good as it(if possble).
As someone else may have said,this (very,very,) bad remake is really just an excuse for some songs (very well sung though) by Whitney Houston, linked together by bad dialogue, and directing.
If you are going to make a film,have the courage to do it under it's OWN merit,and not on the back of a much loved classic.
In case you don't know what I am talking about,buy "The Bishops Wife" with Cary Grant,Loretta Young & David Niven,and then tell me that "The Preachers Wife" is as good,and not a lot of tedious tosh!
So you will gather,I think that this is a seriously BAD film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars lovely, 26 Mar 2009
By M. HOLDER "chele Holder" (West Midlands) - See all my reviews
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I loved this purchase. i watch it when i need to feel warm inside. Very good value for money.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely family movie
The Preacher's Wife with Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston is a lovely family movie with a warm message and fabulous music. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish
The only way i'd watch this film again is if the fastforward sign was on the screen. This film is absolute garbage. Read more
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I have waited to see this film for some time but unfortunately found it a little disappointing. Good acting but the songs were difficult to hear as the sound was a little... Read more
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