Preaching to the Choir

Preaching to the Choir is a 2006 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and starring Billoah Greene, Darien Sills-Evans, Novella Nelson, Janine Green, Rosa Arredondo, Eartha Kitt, Tichina Arnold and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.

Cast

• Billoah Greene as Teshawn
• Darien Sills-Evans as Wesley
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Bull Sharky
• Janine Green as Kia
• Novella Nelson as Aunt June
• Tuffy Questell as Stumpy
• Eartha Kitt as Sister Nettie
• Patti LaBelle as Sister Jasmine
• Rosa Arredondo as Rachel
• Tichina Arnold as Desiree
• Tim Reid as Prophet

Release

The film was released on April 14, 2006.

Reception

The film has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on fourteen reviews.

John Anderson of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Despite the ungainly script and direction, the climactic performances — including one by young singer Anny Jules –absolve the movie of most of its sins."

Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Nor does it sermonize at the expense of entertaining. Instead, it melds gospel and hip-hop for a music-driven tale of twin brothers who reconnect."

References

External links

• Preaching to the Choir at IMDb
• Preaching to the Choir at Rotten Tomatoes