The Fighting Temptations
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7.4
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings
- 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.
- Director: Jonathan Lynn
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music
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Positive: 15 out of 32
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Mixed: 14 out of 32
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Negative: 3 out of 32
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Makes shameless use of tried-and-true elements -- but it's hardly the same old song.
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80The plot's a trifle, but so what. Director Lynn (My Cousin Vinny) stages a series of seamless, ebullient show-stoppers that encompass every musical style from gospel and soul to contemporary R&B and hip-hop, and the choreography ranks with anything you'll find on Broadway.
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60The 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.
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38If Gooding can't get another "Boyz N the Hood" or "Jerry Maguire" soon, his career will need its own cork.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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