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The Fighting Temptations
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53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critics What's this?

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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr.
  • Summary: A New York advertising executive (Gooding) must return to his Georgia hometown when his aunt dies. He soon finds that he must help the local gospel choir with a competition in order to collect his inheritance.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 32
  3. Negative: 3 out of 32
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Brown
    83
    Makes shameless use of tried-and-true elements -- but it's hardly the same old song.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Liz Beardsworth
    60
    The romance between Knowles and her leading man doesn't quite spark, and cutting 30 minutes wouldn't have hurt, but Saturday night disposable fluff is rarely as warm-hearted or exuberant as this.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    38
    If Gooding can't get another "Boyz N the Hood" or "Jerry Maguire" soon, his career will need its own cork.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10

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