The life of Henry Biggs, a young kind pastor at a small church in New York, who has a miserable life and struggles against losing his personal and professional life, has been turned upside down, when an angel comes to help him restoring his life.
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.
As warm and cheery as a mug of hot cocoa on a frosty morn.
Common Sense Media
December 18, 2010
Denzel's Christmas angel meets Whitney's voice.
Los Angeles Times
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.
Penny Marshall's remake of The Bishop's Wife is very uneven -- sometimes sweet or soulful, often stiff.
Movie Metropolis
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.
