Sister Act 1992 Dir Emile Ardolino Anna Urick

Sister Act 1992 Dir Emile Ardolino Anna Urick

            Sister Act, directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Whoopi Goldberg was an entertaining comedy with an unusual plotline and strong character growth. Goldberg plays Deloris Van Cartier a wild, Vegas singer dating a bigtime mobster. After seeing her boyfriend commit murder she is placed under the witness protection program. This is a total opposite lifestyle Van Cartier is thrown into and renamed Sister Mary Robert. At first, as expected the new “Sister” is extremely out of place and resentful of where she is and what she is being forced to do. She finds she can connect to the women in the habit through music and begins to see a deeper side of the other nuns and begins to grow closer to them. I liked how she used her previous life to bring people back to the church and you really see her character evolve throughout the film. Eventually she makes the decision to protect her new friends in the habit and shows she truly is a good, strong person underneath her initial rough edges. I really liked watching her character grow and become a better person.

            One aspect of this movie I loved that is not a common part of most movies is the music. Yes, all films have musical scores and music present but very few have church and choir type songs. Goldberg’s character adds a fresh element and interesting sounds to the music. This development in the plot added interest in my opinion.

            For a comedy Sister Act had an interesting spin on a typical “fish out of water” plotline. Character relationships and development combined with the musical element made Sister Act a different comedy and definitely worth watching.