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TYLER PERRY'S TEMPTATIONMovie Reviews
Drama about a restless woman whose infidelity leads to unexpected consequences in her marriage and career. Cast:Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Vanessa L. Williams, Brandy Norwood, Kim Kardashian, Robbie Jones, Ella Joyce, Lance Gross, Renée Taylor, Jerry Stiller, Jurnee Smollett, Eric West, Vanessa WilliamsDirector:Tyler PerryRelease Date:March 29, 2013DVD Release: TBD From:LionsgateRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 51 min
Tyler Perry's Temptation opened to weak reviews. • Roger Moore wrote in the Chicago Tribune, "The timing of the comic moments is off, and the film drags and drags before reaching a conclusion that's visible from a mile off. The quartet of leads is blander than bland." More Reviews Below...
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...each scene is so predictable you can almost finish the actors' lines for them.... A few wild, third-act twists give Perry's middling melodrama some soap-opera kick."(See all of Chris Nashawaty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 275 words, 03/29/13
Kate Erbland, MSN Movies: POOR(cg) "...lags and limps along its two-hour runtime before finally going whole hog on one of the most dizzyingly weird final acts in recent cinematic history."(See all of Kate Erbland's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 471 words, 03/29/13
Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media: WEAK(cg) "...cheesy, overwrought... anyone who's not a faithful Perry devotee will find themselves laughing at deadly serious moments. The story is that ridiculous.... Age 14."(See all of Sandie Angulo Chen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 433 words, 03/29/13
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Miriam Bale, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "While failing almost completely as a comedy, Tyler Perry's 14th film is a fascinating slow-moving moralistic melodrama.... the mixed tones don't quite meld..."(See all of Miriam Bale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 221 words, 03/30/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Perry's ongoing disinterest in improving as a filmmaker is now seemingly part of his unshakable belief in himself, his insistence on doing his thing his way."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 480 words, 03/30/13
Roger Moore, Chicago Tribune: WEAK(cg) "The timing of the comic moments is off, and the film drags and drags before reaching a conclusion that's visible from a mile off. The quartet of leads is blander than bland."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 430 words, 03/30/13
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: WEAK(cg) "...has the usual weaknesses of a Perry movie -- artless dialogue, pokey pacing, exasperating plot contrivances -- but what sinks it is his unusually judgmental attitude."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 313 words, 03/30/13
Peter Sobczynski, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...flat-out ludicrous from beginning to end.... an awful, awful film and while it is easy to mock and dismiss, it is also kind of a shame to behold."(See all of Peter Sobczynski's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,097 words, 03/30/13
Zachary Wigon, Village Voice: FAIR "...the movie's refusal to find nuance in its didactic worldview ensures that the film will ultimately only succeed for audiences already in agreement with it."(See all of Zachary Wigon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 04/03/13
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Perry marginally redeems himself after 'Good Deeds' and 'Madea's Witness Protection'.... has Perry genuinely preaching to his parish about marriage and infidelity."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 254 words, 04/04/13
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Jen Chaney, Washington Post: POOR(cg) "...even people who have previously demonstrated some acting skill seem completely at sea here, dragged down by a lazy script and excruciatingly slow pacing."(See all of Jen Chaney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 595 words, 03/30/13
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: WEAK(cg) "Put a Kardashian in the cast. Make social media a plot device... that creaking sound you hear is plot machinery so contrived it would seem old-fashioned on a nickelodeon."(See all of Mark Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 425 words, 03/30/13
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Zachary Wigon, Village Voice: FAIR "...the movie's refusal to find nuance in its didactic worldview ensures that the film will ultimately only succeed for audiences already in agreement with it."(See all of Zachary Wigon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 245 words, 04/03/13
Mack Rawden, Cinema Blend: MODERATE(cg) "The film works when it depicts all of the tiny decisions people make to neither give in to nor completely push away temptation.... Perry has insight into people..."(See all of Mack Rawden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 498 words, 04/01/13
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: WEAK(cg) "It isn't until the film 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."(See all of Nathan Rabin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 668 words, 03/29/13
Calum Marsh, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...attuned to the nuances of a long-term relationship in the process of dissipation.... the last-act foray into veritable camp is certainly provocative..."(See all of Calum Marsh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 755 words, 03/30/13
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Perry marginally redeems himself after 'Good Deeds' and 'Madea's Witness Protection'.... has Perry genuinely preaching to his parish about marriage and infidelity."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 254 words, 04/04/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Perry's ongoing disinterest in improving as a filmmaker is now seemingly part of his unshakable belief in himself, his insistence on doing his thing his way."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 480 words, 03/30/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Scott Foundas, Variety: POOR "...ludicrous... sluggish, relentlessly downbeat... takes a sharp right turn toward the smugly moralistic.... Kim Kardashian is the single most believable thing on screen?"(See all of Scott Foundas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 732 words, 03/29/13
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...laughable... somehow manages to be at once wildly overblown and terminally boring.... Sluggishly paced, drenched in syrupy music... none of the actors fares well..."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 561 words, 03/29/13
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Perry's ongoing disinterest in improving as a filmmaker is now seemingly part of his unshakable belief in himself, his insistence on doing his thing his way."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 480 words, 03/30/13
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: POOR(cg) "...pure trash, a silly, manipulative picture that tries to pass as a morality play for our troubled times, but is not good enough even for a late night episode on serial TV..."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 719 words, 03/29/13
18.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Tyler Perry's Temptation's reviews are separated by an average 18.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Tyler Perry's Temptation (19 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Tyler Perry's Temptation's reviews cover 25.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,481 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 499 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 19.1 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Tyler Perry's Temptation's reviews on average broke 19.1 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Tyler Perry's Temptation's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Tyler Perry's Temptation (19 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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