Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

◄ Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

Metascore

Based on 13 critic reviews provided by

63	Slant Magazine When its third act erupts into full-blown theatrical maximalism, Tyler Perry's Temptation practically turns into Brian De Palma's Temptation.
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	Movie Nation Roger Moore 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.
30	The New York Times Andy Webster 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.
30	Film.com William Goss By any measure, 'Temptation' ranks amongst Tyler Perry's worst.
30	The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck Onscreen, it somehow manages to be at once wildly overblown and terminally boring.
30	Village Voice 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.
20	Time Out New York Nick Schager 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.
20	Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten Apart from its dramatic predictability, Temptation is a snooze because of its languid pacing and rudimentary camerawork.