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Overview
Release Date:
13 December 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
They needed help. What they got was a miracle.Plot:
Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance) finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia (Whitney Houston) is flagging... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations moreUser Comments:
Barely Watchable moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Denzel Washington | ... | Dudley |
 | Whitney Houston | ... | Julia Biggs |
 | Courtney B. Vance | ... | Reverend Henry Biggs |
 | Gregory Hines | ... | Joe Hamilton |
 | Jenifer Lewis | ... | Margueritte Coleman |
 | Loretta Devine | ... | Beverly |
 | Justin Pierre Edmund | ... | Jeremiah Biggs |
 | Lionel Richie | ... | Britsloe |
| Paul Bates | ... | Saul Jeffreys |
| Lex Monson | ... | Osbert |
| Darvel Davis Jr. | ... | Hakim |
| William James Stiggers Jr. | ... | Billy Eldridge |
| Marcella Lowery | ... | Anna Eldridge |
| Cissy Houston | ... | Mrs. Havergal |
| Aaron A. McConnaughey | ... | Teen |
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Also Known As:
Ask melegi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]Dragoste de înger (Romania) [ro]
Espírito do Desejo (Portugal) [pt]
Femme du pasteur, La (France) (video title) [fr]
Femme du prédicateur, La (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Mujer del predicador, La (Spain) [es]
Rakastuin enkeliin (Finland) [fi]
Rendezvous mit einem Engel (Germany) [de]
Sguardo dal cielo, Uno (Italy) [it]
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124 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
South Korea:12 | Iceland:L | Finland:S | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Julia Biggs: It's okay if I look in the window, just as long as I don't buy.Marguerite Coleman: Yeah? Well, don't go shopping with money in your pocket! And you better not be putting anything in the layaway plan, either!
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Let me state up front that I am a fan of both Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston. I am not, however, a fan of this movie.
The script is a complete mess; this movie doesn't know what it wants to be or wants to do. None of the leads is particularly credible in his or her roles. The story is not funny enough to be a comedy, nor compelling enough to be a drama. Another problem, and a big one, is the constant lead-ins to Whitney Houston musical numbers that don't really fit the story.
I didn't find this movie very entertaining, and frankly, there were a couple of times I surfed away looking for something better.