Storyline
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV.
Directors
Cast
Harvey Keitel, Kathy Najimy, Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Richard Portnow, Prudence Wright Holmes, Maggie Smith, Pat Crawford Brown, Ellen Albertini Dow, Jeremy Roberts, Bill Nunn, Wendy Makkena, Robert Miranda, Michael Durrell, Charlotte Crossley, A.J. Johnson, Mary Wickes, Carmen Zapata, Ruth Kobart, Susan Browning, Edith Diaz, Beth Fowler, Joseph Maher
Trailer
Reviews
70
It’s a divine concept, and after a weak start director Emile Ardolino milks it for all the laughs it’s worth, while deriving requisite warmth from solid performances by Goldberg and Smith.
67
The movie is a Disneyfied contradiction: a lapsed-Catholic comedy without a whiff of true blasphemy. Still, on its own fluffy terms, it’s pleasant nunsense.
63
The first time I saw the coming attractions trailer for Sister Act, I roared with laughter and delight. Unfortunately, it's better directed than the movie. The trailer has high energy and whammo punchlines. The movie is sort of low-key and contemplative and a little too thoughtful.
60
Empire
Despite its hopeless predictability, this is one of those preposterous and sweet-natured family frolics that you find yourself enjoying in spite of yourself. Check your critical faculties in at the door and get stuck in.
50
Sister Act was screened on Wednesday night for an audience of 300 nuns who found a lot of it funny, especially a closing gag about the Pope. Secular audiences aren't likely to be so charitable.
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