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The Fighting Temptations stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. as the film's protagonist as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer (Beyoncé Knowles) with whom he soon falls in love.
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83
Entertainment Weekly
Makes shameless use of tried-and-true elements -- but it's hardly the same old song.
80
Dallas Observer
The plot's a trifle, but so what. Director Lynn (My Cousin Vinny) stages a series of seamless, ebullient show-stoppers that encompass every musical style from gospel and soul to contemporary R&B and hip-hop, and the choreography ranks with anything you'll find on Broadway.
80
A rousing, warmhearted comedy, as infectious as the gospel music it celebrates.
70
L.A. Weekly
Formulaic but infectiously happy comedy.
70
The Hollywood Reporter
This culture-clash romantic comedy, scripted by Elizabeth Hunter and Saladin K. Patterson, goes exactly where you'd expect, but helmer Lynn, a comedy vet, gets it there with such infectious energy that you don't much mind the story's predictability.
