''Divine Intervention'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Van Elder, starring

Wesley Jonathan Wesley Jonathan is an American actor best known for his starring role as Jamal Grant in the NBC sitcom '' City Guys'' (1997–2001), Gary Thorpe in the sitcom '' What I Like About You'' (2002–2006), Sweetness in the film '' Roll Bounce'' (2005 ...

Jazsmin Lewis Jazsmin Lewis (born March 22) is an American actress, film producer and musician. Lewis is best known for her starring role as the title character in the 2005 film ''Traci Townsend'' and as Jennifer Palmer, Calvin's wife in the ''Barbershop (fi ...

and

James Avery James La Rue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Philip Banks in ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', Judge Michael Conover on ''L.A. Law'', Steve Yeager in '' The Brady Bunch M ...

Cast

as Reverend Robert Gibbs *

as Divine Matthews *

as Reverend Clarence Matthews *

Laz Alonso Lazaro Alonso (born March 25, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for playing Tsu'tey in James Cameron's science fiction film ''Avatar'' and Fenix Calderon in the film ''Fast & Furious''. Alonso has had roles in other films such as '' Jarhead ...

as Deacon Wells *

Roz Ryan Roz Ryan (born Rosalyn Bowen) is an American actress, singer and comedian who has worked for productions in film, television, and Broadway theatre for over 40 years. Ryan's first role on Broadway was in '' Ain't Misbehavin, a Fats Waller-influ ...

as Mother Candice * Carl Gilliard as Deacon Grier *

Cynda Williams Cindy Ann Williams is an American actress. She is credited as Cynda Williams. Early life and education Williams was born Cindy Ann Williams in Chicago, Illinois to Charles, a police officer and Beverly, a medical lab technician. She was rais ...

as Sister Grier *

Luenell Luenell Campbell (born March 12, 1959), known mononymously as Luenell, is an American comedian and actress. Career In the early-1990s, Luenell appeared regularly on ''Soul Beat TV'' on the Oakland, California cable station KSBT, along with promi ...

as Sister Jones *

Reynaldo Rey Reynaldo Rey (born Harry Reynolds; January 27, 1940 – May 28, 2015) was an American actor, comedian and television personality. Career Rey moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he taught for seven years and became a member of the Karamu House Theatre ...

as Deacon Jones * Shang Forbes as Deacon Thomas * Van Elder as usher

Release

The film received a limited theatrical release on 30 November 2007.

Reception

Frank Lovece Frank Lovece () is an American journalist, author, and a comic book writer primarily for Marvel Comics, where he and artist Mike Okamoto created the miniseries '' Atomic Age''. His longest affiliation has been with the New York metropolitan are ...

of ''

Film Journal International ''Film Journal International'' was a motion-picture industry trade magazine published by the American company Prometheus Global Media. It was a sister publication of '' Adweek'', '' Billboard'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and other periodical ...

'' wrote a negative review of the film, while praising the performances of Avery, Ryan and Luenelle. Sam Adams of the ''

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of new ...

'' wrote that Elders "lingers on subsidiary diversions when he should be advancing the plot", and "even his establishing shots overstay their welcome". Tim Grierson of ''

LA Weekly ''LA Weekly'' is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California. The paper covers music, arts, film, theater, culture, and other local news in the Los Angeles area. ''LA Weekly'' was founded in 1978 by Jay Levin (among others), ...

'' wrote a negative review of the film.

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, 1189092-divine_intervention, Divine Intervention American romantic comedy-drama films 2007 romantic comedy-drama films