Sister Act is hard to resist (review)

At the end of 1992, Première was full of praise for Whoopi Goldberg.

Sister Act will return this Monday evening on W9. In December 1992, Jean-Paul Chaillait wrote in his review all the good things he thought of Whoopi Goldberg. On the same page, his friend Alain Bouzy appreciated another American film released in parallel and which has become just as cult: Bodyguard. It's time for flashbacks…

The story of Sister Act : A young woman, witness to a murder, joins a convent to protect herself. She will then give new impetus to the religious establishment, inviting the good sisters in particular to a musical re-orchestration of their songs.

The criticism of First : “We know that Sister Act is filmed close to the daisies, it is difficult to resist this crazy story thanks to the relaxing energy of Whoppi Goldberg. (…) The address of Emile Ardolino (director of Dirty Dancing) is to have given the beautiful role to Whoopi Goldberg. After Ghostfor which she won an Oscar, Soapdish And The Player, Goldberg therefore seems to favor comic roles. His slaughter remains impressive. No wonder then that after the enormous success of the film, Sister Act 2 is already in preparation.”

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A year later, therefore, Sister Act 2 was already on the screens. And if it did not do as well as its predecessor at the box office, the film subsequently became just as popular as it. Notably thanks to the presence of a certain Lauryn Hill, who became a star a few years later by joining the Fugees, then solo, for example thanks to her hits “Killing Me Softly” Or “Doo Woop (That Thing).

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32 years later, it's still aboutA Sister Act 3, which would once again be worn by Whoopi Goldberg. Written by Eye Madhuri Shekar and Tyler Perry, and with previously unreleased songs still composed by Marc Shaiman, it should be released directly on Disney+. Note that the actress also prepares her own superhero movie.

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