Slightly better in terms of story than last year's middle-of-the-road, made-in-Atlanta "The Gospel," the Harlem-set "Preaching to the Choir" still could use the earlier film's plentiful, rousing music. A tale of brothers — one who becomes a preacher, the other a popular rapper dubbed Zulunatic — "Choir" is blessed early on with a short supporting turn by Patti LaBelle. But she exits too soon. Read the full review
Twins, both raised in Harlem, take divergent paths when they grow up. One becomes a minister; the other becomes a gangster rapper.
Director: Charles Randolph-Wright
Starring: Billoah Greene, Darien Sills-Evans, Novella Nelson, Janine Green, Eartha Kitt
Run time: 100 minutes
Release date: April 14, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for language, sex and drug references.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"Everything begins to resemble "Sister Act," with singing performances and guns... Unfortunately, it's all far less funny than Whoopi Goldberg's film and far less engaging."
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