Good concept, poorly executed.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

how can anyone say this movie is boring?? I recently saw this on a few reviews... what a shame because this is a positive movie an only a silly person who is extremely negative may think its boring. maybe because I'm a softie for positive movies.... Mr. Washington what a pretty fine job on his role in this film, the whole cast was pretty neat,especially the mother in law an little Jeremiah... (love his name, BTW)Overall great film, very positive an enlightening... there was several funny lines an jokes. I was laughing quite a bit throughout this movie. great family movie. thumbs up Whitney Houston, Courtney Vince an the fab Mr. Washington!

Taking nothing away from Cary Grant and David Niven, as The Bishop's Wife is one of my favorite films - a film that I can watch over and over - this film is a worthy successor.The music is incomparable, of course. Nothing matches Whitney Houston. That alone makes the film a must see.And, Denzel Washington. What can I say, He is fantastic in everything he does, and the chance to see him play an angel is a real treat. It reminds me of Devil in the Blue Dress or The Mighty Quinn . Those two films showed a different side to Denzel and this film is in that vein.With Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Loretta Devine, Lionel Richie,and Whitney's mother Cissy Houston, this was an enjoyable film about faith and hope and love, with magnificent singing by Whitney.

Let me state up front that I am a fan of both Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston. I am not, however, a fan of this movie.The script is a complete mess; this movie doesn't know what it wants to be or wants to do. None of the leads is particularly credible in his or her roles. The story is not funny enough to be a comedy, nor compelling enough to be a drama. Another problem, and a big one, is the constant lead-ins to Whitney Houston musical numbers that don't really fit the story.I didn't find this movie very entertaining, and frankly, there were a couple of times I surfed away looking for something better.

I first saw this movie right when it came out, when I was a kid. I loved it then, and still watch it every Christmas (and sometimes when the holidays are still months away!). I've seen the original movie "The Bishop's Wife" and liked it, and I think this remake is very well put together. Whitney's voice in incomparable. The perfect soundtrack for her to be singing on. Heart-warming and fun for the whole family. It's one of the few movies that I can watch over and over and over again, and not tire of it. Denzel plays Dudley with just the right charm, and tries to do the right things, but doesn't always seem to make it. Courtney Vance is the picture of a frustrated pastor (I come from the family of a minister. Trust me, he plays the tough times to a tee!) still trying to do what he should, and managing to make it work. Great family film.