Movie review – “Sister Act” (1993) ***1/2

Great fun, wonderful crowd pleaser. Whoopi Goldberg is perfect – this may not be PC but its funny to see a black woman as a nun, especially Whoopi. Apparently Bette Midler was once considered for this role but turned it down – Midler would have been fine but not as good as Whoopi. It’s a good natured film, which doesn’t make fun of nuns or their calling, and has an excellent support cast. (Though the black police officer seems to waddle around at times as if going “am I supposed to be the love interest or not?”)