SISTER ACT (15)
D: Emile Ardolino
Touchstone/Touchwood Pacific Partners (Teri
Schwartz)
US 1992
100 mins
Comedy
W: Joseph Howard
DP: Adam Greenberg
Ed: Richard Halsey
Mus: Marc Shaiman
Whoopi Goldberg (Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary
Clarence), Maggie Smith (Rev. Mother Superior), Kathy Najimy (Sister Mary Patrick), Wendy Makkena (Sister Mary Robert), Mary Wickes (Sister Mary Lazarus), Harvey Keitel (Vince LaRocca), Bill
Nunn (Lt. Eddie Southern)
A lounge singer on the run from her psychotic mobster
boyfriend is put in the witness protection program and takes refuge in a strict Catholic convent where she uses her talents to transform their singing choir.
A typical fish-out-of-water comedy with an energetic
leading performance from Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith nearly stealing the show without really trying. The only irritating performance for me was from Kathy Najimy.
It was the surprise box office success of 1992, becoming
the 4th biggest film of the year, spawning a (cash grab) sequel and a musical stage production.
6/10