'Preaching to the Choir': Too much preaching, not enough choir

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

TO SUM UP
Twins, both raised in Harlem, take divergent paths when they grow up. One becomes a minister; the other becomes a gangster rapper.

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'Preaching to the Choir'

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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