Preaching To The Choir

A music-rich comedy-drama aimed squarely at urban, African-American churchgoers tells the same basic story as THE GOSPEL (2005) — young men take divergent paths but eventually reconnect through the abiding faith of their childhood. But this one has a feel-good spin. South Carolina, 1988: Respected Reverend Tucker succumbs to temptations of the flesh and is murdered by a jealous husband; his devastated wife subsequently commits suicide, orphaning their twin sons, Wesley and Teshawn (Derek Jamaar Taylor, Jeremy Maleek Leggett). The boys are adopted by their loving Aunt June (Novella Nelson), who gives each boy one-half of a two-part ring forged by Zulu chiefs as a sign...