Tyler Perry is a very successful movie maker and TV Producer. His talent and successes are countless and so is his bank account.
That's what makes this new movie Temptation: such a huge disappointment. I think the story in a raw form, the idea, and the basic plot is a good one. And in the end, tries hard, and does make a somewhat poignant point. Yeah, it's an old twist on an old formula, but it's fine. The problem with this movie is a bad script, dialogue and being brutally honest, some really bad acting.
This is the story of Judith and Brice. They are friends from childhood, and grow up to be married. They move from the South to Washington D.C. to begin a new life. They are struggling financially. Plus, they have become in short, bored with each other and have started taking each other for granted. Judith becomes vulnerable, and at work meets Harley. Harley is a very rich, and successful tech guy, who quickly becomes smitten with Judith. They begin working together closely and you can see trouble coming.
They begin an affair, and Judith finds out that Harley with his money can make all of her dreams come true. So she leaves Brice and starts a new life with Harley not fully aware of the trouble ahead for her. How does this all play out?
This movie is brutally slow getting off the ground, and then has a tough time staying interesting. Much of the middle of this flick are scenes with Harley trying to convince Judith to sleep with him, and that is mundane after a while. This movie really drags its feet, and it's difficult to sense the chemistry between our characters, of which there is little. Bad acting and writing really hurt this. Plus I think this movie does a cardinal sin. You really don't like or care about any of the main characters personally so it's really hard to cheer for anyone at all.
Temptation: This may be one Tyler Perry project too many. From a quality movie standpoint, this maybe should have stayed on the shelf. This is a snoozer.
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