Synopsis
Judith has known her husband Brice since they were children, but now their marriage is growing stale. Having just completed her graduate work in psychotherapy, she's eager to begin a career as a marriage counselor. She takes an internship at a matchmaking firm for millionaires and meets Harley, a charismatic billionaire investor who makes no effort to hide his attraction to Judith. Although quite resistant at first, eventually Judith succumbs to his charms, placing her marriage in jeopardy and forever altering the course of her life.
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Cast
- Jurnee SmollettJudith
- Lance GrossBrice
- Robbie JonesHarley Madison
- Brandy NorwoodMelinda
- Kim KardashianAva
- Vanessa WilliamsJanice
- Renée TaylorMs. Waco-Chapman
- Ella JoyceSarah
- Candice CokeMarriage Counselor
- Andrea MooreLisa (Couple in Counseling)
Recommendations
- 58
Entertainment Weekly
A few wild, third-act twists give Perry's middling melodrama some soap-opera kick. But all the finger-wagging sure does get tiring after a while. - 40
New York Daily News
The mixed tones don't quite meld; While Smollet-Bell is fine, the broad comedy is so sporadic it feels out of place. - 38
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Cranking out two formulaic movies like this a year show the Atlanta mogul’s true ambition — replacing all those soap operas TV is canceling, two hours at a time. - 33
The A.V. Club
It isn’t until Temptation grows flamboyantly bad in its final act that it rises to the level of good dumb fun in the trashy tradition of Perry’s most entertainingly awful films. - 30
Film.com
By any measure, 'Temptation' ranks amongst Tyler Perry's worst. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Onscreen, it somehow manages to be at once wildly overblown and terminally boring. - 30
Variety
Significantly lacking in star wattage (including Perry’s own), this sluggish, relentlessly downbeat portrait of a young couple in crisis should play well to Perry’s fanbase. - 30
The New York Times
Limp pacing and countless shots of Washington’s skyline plague the narrative. Ms. Smollett-Bell exudes an earthy appeal, but it’s the charismatic Mr. Jones who steals the picture. Given all the stifling preachiness, that’s to be expected.
