He Fighting Temptations is a joke: a person who is not the same cultural background as the characters in the film will not be a joke. For such a person The Fighting Temptations is a congregation of clichés, but the South, the African-American Baptist portrayed in this film, see it as something more: an honest portrait of a culture that has been poorly represented in the cinema. I am not referring to the African American community in general, specifically, I speak of the church in South Africa-American Baptist, which was relegated to the energetic guest appearances Gospel Choir and absurd laughter. While the smoldering charisma (or "filled with the Spirit") Hijinks of the church being ridiculous (especially for those who do not want to worship kinetics) and the church has its fair share of hypocrites, but something is kind of culture that sometimes bizarre.
This lovability, combined with the insane, is what The Fighting Temptations prisoners, and that's what makes the success Fighting Temptations. The film is obviously not free of the tag gospel: it is the Gospel and the meaning of the Gospel (or just good music) in the church. The title refers to the choir created by Darrin (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), a junior advertising executive who agrees to direct the choir of his church at home in Monte Carlo, Georgia, success in a contest of Gospel in the hope that it will be a great legacy of his deceased aunt. His motives are unemployment and debt, and he can not show his face in New York without being thrown in jail. When returning home, Darrin pathologically is to impress the poor people of the South, including Lily (Beyoncé Knowles), a good singer with a bad reputation that it is more successful than him. Finally, like all good film, rag-tag choir and low-in-the-dumps Executive to improve the welfare of the other.
The wonderful music is at the heart of the film. With the exception of the Gospel contest entry (which in itself is a song very well, but poorly adapted for the stage), each song and how many are exciting and fun. The best part is the "spontaneous" jam sessions in a barbershop (sung by O Jays) and the post-practice session, where "Down By The Riverside" is a rap.
Performance, on the other hand, are not as attractive as the songs. Cuba Gooding Jr., an advance of disappointing. That is hard and uncomfortable, and everything works when the character is lying, does not work when you are honest and comfortable with their environment. Knowles, in his second film, deftly handles as Lily. It is the most attractive, while singing is not surprising at all. Other singers who have a secondary role in this film (The O-Jays and Angie Stone, among others) do not have enough time to impress. Steve Harvey, a radio DJ in town, it becomes more memorable performance.
This lovability, combined with the insane, is what The Fighting Temptations prisoners, and that's what makes the success Fighting Temptations. The film is obviously not free of the tag gospel: it is the Gospel and the meaning of the Gospel (or just good music) in the church. The title refers to the choir created by Darrin (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), a junior advertising executive who agrees to direct the choir of his church at home in Monte Carlo, Georgia, success in a contest of Gospel in the hope that it will be a great legacy of his deceased aunt. His motives are unemployment and debt, and he can not show his face in New York without being thrown in jail. When returning home, Darrin pathologically is to impress the poor people of the South, including Lily (Beyoncé Knowles), a good singer with a bad reputation that it is more successful than him. Finally, like all good film, rag-tag choir and low-in-the-dumps Executive to improve the welfare of the other.
The wonderful music is at the heart of the film. With the exception of the Gospel contest entry (which in itself is a song very well, but poorly adapted for the stage), each song and how many are exciting and fun. The best part is the "spontaneous" jam sessions in a barbershop (sung by O Jays) and the post-practice session, where "Down By The Riverside" is a rap.
Performance, on the other hand, are not as attractive as the songs. Cuba Gooding Jr., an advance of disappointing. That is hard and uncomfortable, and everything works when the character is lying, does not work when you are honest and comfortable with their environment. Knowles, in his second film, deftly handles as Lily. It is the most attractive, while singing is not surprising at all. Other singers who have a secondary role in this film (The O-Jays and Angie Stone, among others) do not have enough time to impress. Steve Harvey, a radio DJ in town, it becomes more memorable performance.
