Praise This

Name: Praise This
Genre: Romance, Musical
Released: April 7, 2023
Rating: 44
Cast: Anjelika Washington, Chloe Bailey, Cocoa Brown, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Kendrick Cross

2023

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Peacock | Release Date (Streaming): April 7, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Anjelika Washington, Chloe Bailey, Cocoa Brown, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Kendrick Cross, Loren Lott, Michael Anthony, Rafael Castillo, Tristan Wilds, Wayne Colley

Summary: Sam (Chloe Bailey) is a young woman driven, at almost any cost, to break into the music business. So, when her father (Philip Fornah), worried that Sam is associating with a dangerous crowd, moves them from Los Angeles to Atlanta to live with Sam’s sunny cousin, Jess (Anjelika Washington), Sam is not happy. But when Sam is forced to joinSam (Chloe Bailey) is a young woman driven, at almost any cost, to break into the music business. So, when her father (Philip Fornah), worried that Sam is associating with a dangerous crowd, moves them from Los Angeles to Atlanta to live with Sam’s sunny cousin, Jess (Anjelika Washington), Sam is not happy. But when Sam is forced to join her cousin’s struggling, underdog praise team in the lead-up to a national championship competition, she sees an opportunity to finally make her dreams come true. What she discovers, though, is that ambition can command a high price and that praise is not about glory, but gratitude.… Expand

Director: Tina Gordon Chism

Genre(s): Romance, Musical

Rating: Not Rated

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Murtada Elfadl

Apr 17, 2023

Director Tina Gordon crafts a musical that’s carried through by a charming cast and highly entertaining ensemble performances. Read full review

Screen Rant Ferdosa Abdi

Apr 6, 2023

Praise This is wildly uneven but not entirely unenjoyable. There is enough here that makes the film perfectly fine. It is formulaic, but its earnestness and impactful narrative will touch many. Read full review

Brandon Yu

Apr 6, 2023

The film reads like a faux-hip youth pastor in movie form, only instead of an acoustic guitar, it’s an 808 drum machine luring the kids toward God. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 6, 2023

Not really enough amuses or dazzles, and attempts at giving us something emotionally “moving” or religilously inspiring fall well short of the mark. But for a middling-at-best movie, Praise This isn’t bad, even if it isn’t all that praiseworthy. Read full review

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Exceladeogun

May 18, 2023

Praise This

Pitch Perfect meets church and you get Praise This. This is a feel good movie meant to instill faith, but it doesn't deliver this in an overbearing manner where you feel faith is being shoved down your throat. The first half of the movie was cringey, but it progressively gotPraise This

Pitch Perfect meets church and you get Praise This. This is a feel good movie meant to instill faith, but it doesn't deliver this in an overbearing manner where you feel faith is being shoved down your throat.

The first half of the movie was cringey, but it progressively got better. The acting is good, and Chloe Bailey shines, showing she can Sing (I mean, we all knew she can, but she came to reinforce that point), act and dance.

The plot and dialogues need work, but overall, Praise This stays true to being a feel good movie about singing and faith.

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