Preaching to the Choir (2005)

36% of critics liked it
(14 reviews)
75% of users liked it
(898 ratings)

A pair of estranged twins driven apart by the death of their parents find reconciliation and redemption after following radically different paths in life in director Charles Randolph-Wright's righteous tale of sibling rivalry and divine intervention. Upon losing their parents, twin brothers Teshawn… More A pair of estranged twins driven apart by the death of their parents find reconciliation and redemption after following radically different paths in life in director Charles Randolph-Wright's righteous tale of sibling rivalry and divine intervention. Upon losing their parents, twin brothers Teshawn (Billöah Greene) and Wesley Tucker (Darien Sills-Evans) each attempt to deal with the devastating blow in their own personal ways. While Wesley falls back on his faith by becoming a respected Harlem minister, Teshawn breaks into the music business by transforming himself into thuggish gangsta rapper Zulu. With his star on the rise and the future looking bright, Teshawn is suddenly forced to flee his West Coast home for the safety of Harlem when vengeful record producer Bull Sharky (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) vows to put an end to more than just his recording career. As Teshawn seeks sanctuary in the open arms of his forgiving brother and the gospel church, his work with the failing church choir offers fulfilling sense of community that soon leads him into the arms of attractive churchgoer Kia (Janine Green) -- a no-nonsense woman of God who holds Harlem's rich history near and dear to her heart. Now, as Bull Sharky and violent his crew begin knocking down doors in a desperate attempt to locate the exiled hip-hop star, Teshawn and Wesley are compelled to confront the past in order to clear the path for a brighter future. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By: Charles Randolph-Wright
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 12, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Jun 6, 2006
Studio: Codeblack Entertainment, LLC.

Critic Reviews

Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One just wishes that with the word 'choir' in the title, there would be a lot more top-drawer gospel singing.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
A religious feel-good message, first and foremost. As for drama, well, it's a distant second.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
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.
Tom Long, Detroit News
If ever there was an aptly titled film, it's Preaching to the Choir.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
A sappy, redemption-soaked story about two Harlem-raised brothers that is as old as the Bible itself.
Jean Nash Johnson, Dallas Morning News
Preaching to the Choir seeds adequately in the very fertile genre of black films about redemption, but don't expect performances on the level of last year's Diary of a Mad Black Woman or The Preacher's Wife.
Kam Williams, EURWeb
A blasphemous blaxploit!
Thomas Peyser, Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)
Not even the presence of Eartha Kitt can bring this negligible and amateurish work to life.
Sean O'Connell, Charlotte Weekly
Filters its lessons through contemptuous twin brothers before settling on the redemptive power of gospel music sung by a church ensemble.
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, TheMovieChicks.com
The movie has a few rough edges, but the music brings it home.
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
Formulaic but innocuous.
Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing
Both [lead] actors are as likable as everything else in this dulcet entertainment.