The Preacher's Wife | 
| Director: Penny Marshall
Actors: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.99
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Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 9208
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DISD24449D
UPC: 786936125016
EAN: 0786936125016
ASIN: B000065V3J
Theatrical Release Date: December 13, 1996
Release Date: August 13, 2002
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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 galvanize 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
Product Description
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2003 Rating: Pg
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 Another Christmas Tradition January 20, 2009
R. Griffin
This movie, though simplistic in plot and very predictable in outcome, exemplifies the spirit of Christmas. The actors give sound performances and Whitney Houston is electrifying in her acting and singing. This movie was obviously done before her tragic downfall. Denzel, as always gives a good performance as the angel sent from heaven to save a marriage and a church form destruction. The supporting actors give strong performances that make this a very tight film. I would place this movie on the annual family "must watch" list at Christmastime, along with A WONDERFUL LIFE, THE ORIGINAL 1932 CHRISTMAS CAROL, AND THE CHRISTMAS STORY.
Whitney is the best January 18, 2009
John (Nashville.TN USA)
This is the best movie Whitney as played in and Denzel did a wonderful job ad well everyone did in my opinion 100% recommended
 bad copy of dvd that was supposed to be new January 13, 2009
Paul H. Fuller
Was very excited to watch dvd, a great family Christmas movie. But at the best part of the movie, the dvd went crazy. Very disappointed considering I chose to buy it from Amazon rather than at a retailer. I could not even send it back because I opened it. Will not buy dvd's from Amazon again.
Paul
The Preacher's Wife January 7, 2009
B. Althouse (USA)
I really enjoy this movie and I bought it for a friend. It arrived in time for me to give it to her before we left for Christmas break. It was great!
The Preacher's Wife September 18, 2008
C. Lupo (Spring Hill, FL)
True meaning of Christmas charity. Many life lessons in this movie, caring, compassion, love and charity.
Excellent movie.
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