When the musical director (Kris Kristofferson) of a small town church choir in Georgia dies of a heart attack, his wife (Dolly Parton) is passed over and the reins handed over to his assistant (Queen Latifah). This causes an animosity between the two women that is exacerbated by a budding romance between Parton's grandson (Jeremy Jordan) and Latifah's daughter (Keke Palmer). The idea of a gospel musical with Latifah and Parton as two feuding members is rife with and ripe for possibilities. None of which is taken advantage of and what we get is an uninspired
SISTER ACT clone. Fortunately, Latifah and Parton are exceptionally likable personalities and first rate musical performers which makes the bumps and potholes (and there are lots of them) in the script seem smoother than they are. The musical numbers are all winners and they are frequent so that helps too. Parton's plastic surgeries are painfully obvious and, indeed, thee are several jokes about it in the script. Directed by the actor Todd Graff (
THE ABYSS). With Jesse L. Martin, Joe Morton, Courtney B. Vance and Kirk Franklin.
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