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Actors: Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Denzel Washington
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Preacher's Wife |
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In a remake of the holiday classic The Bishop's Wife, Denzel Washington plays a ghost who comes to visit Whitney Houston's character, who's married to a New York preacher portrayed by Courtney B. Vance. Houston does what she does best in the film, and in this case, she sings on the church choir. The ghost takes Houston different places such as shopping and to the bar where she first met her husband. At the bar, Houston sings the film's signature song, I Believe in You and Me. He even plays games with her son. They have so much fun together that Vance can't stand it. But the ghost makes a deal with the preacher, too, by agreeing to save his church from financial ruin. This is an uplifting holiday classic that can be enjoyed by all.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Preacher's Wife |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Religion themed film?
Yes
Fantasy/Magic?
Yes
Fantasy element:
- Ghost Buddy
Kind of comedy
- holiday comedy
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- school
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
Is this movie based on a
- play
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