The Preacher's Wife (1996)

Starring:

• Denzel Washington
• Whitney Houston
• Courtney B. Vance

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Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley. However, Dudley's arrival seems to cause even more trouble...

This is a wonderful piece of work that should not be compared with any other in the genre of the Christmas/angel type or the so often mentioned Bishop's Wife. Its not the first film to use an old story and alter it and should be looked at as an original piece of work which is what it is. It simply works well mainly because it is perfectly cast, any romantic will be drawn in, willing the beautiful people in this case Whitney Houston and Dezel Washington together. Washington is pure magic on the screen, playing the inoffensive angel who ignores the ignorance and rudeness thrown at him by thoughtless people who should know better, he pulls off some great moments in the story. Unusually too the children are well cast, not too sugary or given scene stealing lines, they complement the adults rather than displace or ridicule them. This is a specialist type of film, a romantic, unrealistic dreamy story, and must be judged in that light.

Cool Runnings (1993)

"Cool Runnings" (1993) is a 1993 American sports comedy directed by Jon Turteltaub. The writers based the story on the debut of the Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics and stars Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, and John Candy. Walt Disney Pictures produced a highly successful movie at the box office. It's a feel-good film with an outstanding balance of silliness and seriousness. It has some excellent lessons about perseverance and achieving your dream, even if that dream wasn't how you pictured it. Everyone in the movie did a fantastic job. I highly recommend "Cool Runnings" if you're looking for a good family movie everyone can laugh at and enjoy.

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Writers: Lynn Siefert, Michael Ritchie, Tommy Swerdlow, Michael Goldberg

Starring Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, John Candy, Raymond J. Barry, Peter Outerbridge, Paul Coeur, Larry Gilman, Charles Hyatt, Winston Stona, Bertina Macaulay, Pauline Stone Myrie, Kristoffer Cooper

Storyline

Four Jamaican bobsleighers dream of competing in the Winter Olympics, despite never having seen snow. With the help of a disgraced former champion desperate to redeem himself, the Jamaicans set out to become worthy of Olympic selection and go all out for glory.