The Preacher's Wife(1996)- User Reviews

I should start by mentioning that I sat down to watch The Preacher’s Wife expecting to see something along the lines of A Perfect Murder…ya know adulterous wife, suspicious death and a handful of steamy sex scenes. I was wrong.

The Preacher’s Wife is the story of a man who has lost his faith, and like A Perfect Murder it has all the essential ingredients of a movie in its genre. A man of God, a devoted wife, an adorable child and an angel to place all the others back on their rightful path. But what this movie lacks in novelty is makes up for with heart.

Penny Marshall does a wonderful job of reminding her audience that a good movie doesn’t require a mysterious plot or special effects. Sometimes the appeal is the characters and the journey and the smile that you leave the theater with. Oh yeah and alittle Denzel never hurts either.

I have always believed that mood and expectations can be just as determinative of a person’s movie watching experience as the plot itself. And an audience that wants blood and guts won’t be able to appreciate a beautiful love story. So if your looking for an edge of your seat thriller I wouldn’t suggest The Preacher’s Wife, but then again maybe I would…