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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 58Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyA 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.
- 40New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsThe mixed tones don't quite meld; While Smollet-Bell is fine, the broad comedy is so sporadic it feels out of place.
- 38McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreCranking 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.
- 33The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIt 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.
- 30Film.comWilliam GossFilm.comWilliam GossBy any measure, 'Temptation' ranks amongst Tyler Perry's worst.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOnscreen, it somehow manages to be at once wildly overblown and terminally boring.
- 30The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterLimp 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.
- 20Time OutTime OutThat 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.
- 20Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenLos Angeles TimesMark OlsenPerry'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.