As a young boy growing up in
Montecarlo, Georgia, Darrin sings in the church choir alongside his mother
(Faith Evans). Darrin and his mom leave town after the choir discovers that she
has been singing rhythm and blues in a local club.
Twenty years later, Darrin
(Cuba Gooding, Jr.) is a broke, junior-level advertising executive in New York
City who has just been fired. Summoned back to Montecarlo when his only living
relative dies, Darrin discovers that he stands to inherit her estate if he can
revive the choir at his old church and win the annual Gospel Explosion.
Against
the odds, Darrin assembles a first-rate choir of talented quirky characters. He
also recruits Lilly (Beyoncé Knowles), a jazz singer and single mother who just
may steal his heart and help him find himself.
Rich with impressive musical
talent culled from the worlds of Gospel, hip-hop, and R&B, the choir
includes members of The O’Jays, as well as T-Bone, Melba Moore, Angie Stone, the
Reverend Shirley Caesar, Zane, and Montell Jordan. Directed by Jonathan Lynn,
the film also stars LaTanya Richardson, Steve Harvey, Wendell Pierce, Mike Epps,
and Rue McClanahan.
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