Tyler Perry's Temptation
Lionsgate | Release Date: March 29, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
26
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
11
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Slant MagazineCalum MarshMar 30, 2013
When its third act erupts into full-blown theatrical maximalism, Tyler Perry's Temptation practically turns into Brian De Palma's Temptation. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyMar 29, 2013
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. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsMiriam BaleMar 29, 2013
The mixed tones don't quite meld; While Smollet-Bell is fine, the broad comedy is so sporadic it feels out of place. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMar 29, 2013
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. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubNathan RabinMar 29, 2013
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. Read full review
30
Village VoiceZachary WigonApr 2, 2013
Temptation’s refusal to find nuance in its didactic worldview ensures that the film will ultimately only succeed for audiences already in agreement with it. Read full review
30
The New York TimesAndy WebsterMar 29, 2013
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. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 29, 2013
Onscreen, it somehow manages to be at once wildly overblown and terminally boring. Read full review
30
VarietyScott FoundasMar 29, 2013
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. Read full review
30
Film.comWilliam GossMar 29, 2013
By any measure, 'Temptation' ranks amongst Tyler Perry's worst. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiJun 11, 2013
The film is flat-out ludicrous from beginning to end. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenApr 3, 2013
Apart from its dramatic predictability, Temptation is a snooze because of its languid pacing and rudimentary camerawork. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenMar 29, 2013
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. Read full review
20
Time OutMar 29, 2013
That sort of fire-and-brimstone morality dominates this one-note sermon, which pairs its pedantic preaching with the campiness of Vanessa Williams speaking in an absurd French accent and Kim Kardashian as the protagonist’s bitchy fashionista coworker, vainly trying to act. Read full review
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