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So glad Better Midler turned this down


Even though she probably would have done a good job, a black woman created a bigger contrast/fish out of water.

Plus Whoopie being 10 years younger created a bigger generational gap against Mother Superior (Maggie Smith), and placed her better with the other 30 something nuns.

Would Sister Act II work with Bette Midler? I always felt that Whoopie being black helped her gel with the urban youth better, like she was hip.

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This movie was a soup sandwich mess, both Whoopie and Bette are awful actors

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This movie wasn't a mess, it was piffle! It was funny and enjoyable, the kind of movie that doesn't have to make a lot of sense, because it succeeded on its own modest terms.

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