
Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley. However, Dudley's arrival seems to cause even more trouble...... (Full plot summary below)
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Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley. However, Dudley's arrival seems to cause even more trouble...
Leave your thoughts about The Preacher's Wife.
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfHas a big heart, but no sense of pace and conflict to sustain the viewing experience for an unnerving two hours. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaA fun, feel-good family film that actually does leave you feeling good. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis movie could have done more, but what it does, it makes you feel good about. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe Preacher's Wife is one Christmas picture that actually is in the spirit of the season. It's warm, sentimental, amusing yet serious, bringing fantasy to bear upon the painfully real. |
| eFilmCritic.comGreg MuskewitzGenerally pleasant and unobjectionable, if not rather bland. |
| Common Sense MediaHeather BoernerDenzel's Christmas angel meets Whitney's voice. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenExcept for the musical numbers, director Penny Marshall's poky, piety-by-the-numbers fable never lifts off the ground. |
| TIME MagazineRichard CorlissNeither the presence of raffish Gregory Hines as the real estate villain nor an occasional yo'-mama joke can turn this gruel into savory Christmas pudding. |
| Detroit NewsSusan StarkPenny Marshall's remake of The Bishop's Wife is very uneven -- sometimes sweet or soulful, often stiff. |
| Movie MetropolisJames PlathThe music, the chemistry between Houston and Washington, and minor characters that make us smile make this film worth watching-especially around Christmas, when this is set. |