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John C. Reilly Is a Strutting, Electrified Preacher in Jack White’s ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes’ Video

John C. Reilly plays a strutting, electrified preacher in the video for Jack White's 'Archbishop Harold Holmes.'

John C. Reilly has made us laugh as dopey Dale in Step Brothers, had us believing in the power of true friendship as Cal in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, cured absolutely nobody at all as the no-nothing doc in Check It Out! It quickly becomes apparent that this archdiocese bible thumper has more than the good lord’s words backing him up, as electrical sparks buzz from his fingers as he sings, “Well, I’m comin’ to your town/ I’ll break it all down/ And help you with all of this/ I’m lookin’ to help you find bliss/ One day, one way, can’t miss.” With an old console radio pulpit seemingly powering his holy spirit, Reilly’s Holmes gets the handful of parishioners energized, inspiring them to leap from their seats and shuffle in a circle around him as he chicken struts and shoulder shimmies the good word into their their bodies via blue sparks.

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