Ghost – Jerry Zucker (1990)

A super natural love story staring Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. Ghost is a genre bending blockbuster of a supernatural romantic drama. The difference between this film and a cheesy chick flick is that the young couple is allowed a brief yet memorable moment of on screen passion; and the thing that comes between them is death. This creates a real and emotional connection between the audience and characters. A serious tear jerking film where Patrick Swayze, who often has a corpse like acting ability is ideal for the role of the murdered boyfriend who learns to use his ghostly powers. Demi Moore is the grieving girlfriend who displays the emotional range of a teaspoon. However Whoopi Goldberg is there to add some glamour and is brilliant with abetting the young but separated lovers with her newly discovered psychic ability. Real credit must go to Bruce Joel Rubin for an excellent script of a minor mystic romance.

Delores Van Cartier (Goldberg) – a lounge singer in Rino converts from a loud luxurious life to one of that of a nun when she witnesses her lover ad henchmen commit a gangland murder. Deloris does nothing but create havoc and chaos which leads to a bad relationship between her and her mother superior (Smith) who in the end forces Deloris to join in the convents abysmally tone deaf choir – to keep her out of mischief and from disrupting the rest of the nuns. However its not long until Deloris takes over control of the choir and transforms the screeching nuns into heavenly angels; belching out 60’s tunes and boogie woogie before the congregation. The church and convent are revitalized, confidence building and community transformations leads to news coverage and a leek in the police leads the whereabouts of Deloris getting back to the thugs trying to kill her. Hilariously funny mission of saving Deloris from her lover leads to a cat mouse chase around a casino in Rino. A truly heartwarming and feel good film, jam pact with charm and charisma and outstanding acting from Smith and Goldberg. A transformation movie but not of bad girl goes good, but good nuns becoming great.