The Preachers Wife
The movie follows reverend Henry Biggs as he struggles to keep his church afloat. When Biggs prays for help and guidance, the heavenly emissary is supposed to Biggs over his midlife crisis, but he is distracted by the cleric's lovely young wife.
26 July 1955, Cayey, Puerto Rico
9 August 1963, Newark, New Jersey, USA
15 July 1964, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
21 August 1949, Houston, Texas, USA
14 November 1977, Brooklyn, New York, USA
11 March 1926, Grindstone, Pennsylvania, USA
13 March 1925, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
21 September 1974, The Bronx, New York, USA
December 18, 2010
Denzel's Christmas angel meets Whitney's voice.
June 18, 2002
The Preacher's Wife qualifies as old-fashioned Hollywood movie making at its corniest and most saccharine. But the mostly African American cast puts an engaging spin on the chestnut, and it works beautifully.
January 01, 2000
As warm and cheery as a mug of hot cocoa on a frosty morn.
September 05, 2009
Houston's inevitable chart-toppers aside, the film mainly sells the values of cooperation and good-samaritanism.
February 18, 2013
Has a big heart, but no sense of pace and conflict to sustain the viewing experience for an unnerving two hours.
September 24, 2002
There are many good reasons for going to see The Preacher's Wife.
April 12, 2002
For a movie that might have offered a new twist of the mistletoe, The Preacher's Wife delivers the Scrooge-like acceptable market minimum.
August 06, 2012
The 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.
January 01, 2000
Penny Marshall's remake of The Bishop's Wife is very uneven -- sometimes sweet or soulful, often stiff.
July 14, 2005
Definitely not Denzel Washington's finest hour.
February 14, 2001
The 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.
