We went to a preview screening of Joyful Noise, a film due to be released in early 2012. I found it a bit predictable and not very funny although the music was good. Judging by the reaction of the rest of the audience they found it funnier than I did. I have copied the cast and plot from Wikipedia below.
Cast
Queen Latifah as Vi Rose Hill
Dolly Parton as G.G. Sparrow
Keke Palmer as Olivia Hill, Vi's daughter
Jeremy Jordan as Randy Garrity, Sparrow's grandson
Dexter Darden as Walter Hill
Courtney B. Vance as Pastor Dale
Kris Kristofferson as Bernard Sparrow
Teairra Monroe as Auburn Scott
Jesse L. Martin
Judd Lormand as Officer Darrel Lino
Francis Jue as Ang Hsu
After the untimely death of a small-town choir director (Kris Kristofferson) in Georgia, Vi Rose Hill, a no-nonsense single mother of two teens (Latifah) takes control of the choir, using the traditional Gospel style that their Pastor Dale (Courtney B. Vance) approves of. However, the director's widow, G.G. Sparrow (Parton), believes she should have been given the position. G.G. also happens to be the major donor to their church. Tough times in the town lead to budget problems that threaten to close down the choir.
Vi Rose has a son, Walter (Dexter Darden), who has Asperger's syndrome, and a talented, pretty and anxious-to-date teenage daughter, Olivia (Keke Palmer). G.G. has recently begun caring for her rebellious grandson, Randy (Jeremy Jordan). A romance blossoms between Olivia and Randy, who, like most of the young people in the choir, support G.G.'s push to modernize the choir's style. Each of the young people, however, has a rival suitor. Ultimately, the two women overcome their differences and steer the choir toward a slot in the annual national "Joyful Noise" choir competition.
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