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The Fighting Temptations (2003)

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Reviews Counted:105

Fresh:44

Rotten:61

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: The music is the only saving grace in this predictable and eager-to-please comedy.

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Darrin Hill (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) has just lost his job with a New York advertising firm and bill collectors are chasing him all over the city. But just when he thinks his luck has completely run... Darrin Hill (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) has just lost his job with a New York advertising firm and bill collectors are chasing him all over the city. But just when he thinks his luck has completely run out, Darrin discovers he's the only surviving relative of his Aunt Sally who has just left him $150,000.00. Traveling back to his small hometown of Montecarlo, Georgia, to attend the funeral and collect his inheritance, Darrin soon discovers that Sally's written a tiny catch into her will. Her last wish is that her beloved nephew create a choir, enter it in the annual Gospel Explosion and bring home a victory. Between the bickering and the difficulties finding talented singers in the community, not to mention that his heart just isn't into the whole thing, Darrin has his work cut out for him... until he meets Lilly (Beyonce Knowles). A beautiful jazz singer with a voice to match, Lilly awakens feelings in Darrin he didn't know he had. Suddenly, collecting the money or heading back to New York City aren't important anymore, and he realizes that Aunt Sally left him something much more than an inheritance. -- © Paramount Pictures [More]

Starring: Cuba Gooding, Beyonce Knowles, Mike Epps, Latanya Richardson

Starring: Cuba Gooding, Beyonce Knowles, Mike Epps, Latanya Richardson, Steve Harvey, T-Bone, Wendell Pierce, Rue McClanahan

Director: Jonathan Lynn

Director: Jonathan Lynn
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Hunter, Saladin K. Patterson
Producer: David Gale, Loretha C. Jones, Jeff Pollack
Composer: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, James "Big Jim" Wright
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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11/26/03
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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All about the music, and you'd have to be truly tone-deaf not to respond to its soaring harmonies and spirited spirituality.

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11/18/03
Neil Smith
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It feels more like an artificial fable than a story we can sink our teeth into.

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11/16/03
Rich Cline
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Shadows on the Wall

Yet another junky movie with a great soundtrack.

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09/28/03
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Implausible and predictable.

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09/18/03
A.O. Scott
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New York Times
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No matter how many speakers they add, surround sound will never sound as good as [a live choir], and the Gospel has a much better plot [than this film].

Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
09/18/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

The filmmakers seem to have meant to offer up a spiritual message about community and faith, but it's muddled and hard to find with romance, comedy and phenomenal gospel performances all fighting for the spotlight.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/19/03
Angel Cohn
Angel Cohn
TV Guide's Movie Guide

May not be great cinema, but it's a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
09/19/03
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

The musical sequences -- gospel infused with hip-hop -- are energetically performed, filmed and edited and the salvation of the movie -- a showcase for the soloists, backup singers, dancers, organist and tambourine player.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
09/19/03
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine

The first movie this year to deliver sheer musical pleasure from beginning to end.

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09/20/03
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Gooding's performance is burdened with an unnecessary complexity that works against its comic potential.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
09/20/03
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

When Gooding and Knowles appear together, they drain off energy like batteries hooked in reverse.

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09/19/03
Bob Campbell
Bob Campbell
Newark Star-Ledger

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09/27/03
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
Modamag.com

If you like gospel music, you will love this concert -- er, film.

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09/20/03
Bruce Feld
Bruce Feld
Film Journal International

This movie is an 'everybody's welcome' temple to the synergies of both old and new musics.

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09/19/03
Bruce Kirkland
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