Without revealing any spoilers, “It’s interesting to hear someone say that they get “the damaged goods at the end” because I felt that there was a more subtle, more powerful message underneath that. Interesting is Joyce’s own take on TEMPTATION, particularly the potentially ambiguous interpretation by many with the ending. It was difficult because I’m in a great place in my life and sometimes when you have to go back into your past and pull from all of those painful, vulnerable moments, you don’t really want to but I had to do that to bring honesty to Melinda.”īut no one tops Ella Joyce when it comes to hitting a home run with conviction and belief in her faith and God in her performance as Sarah. I was able to pull from the struggles in my life and bring a truth to the new character, Melinda.
As Norwood tells it, “I’ve been through a lot in my own life. Norwood steps out of her comfort zone and well known music persona to deliver a performance that arcs from fearful and timid to confident, secure and guiding. Joining in the mix is Brandy Norwood as a young woman named Melinda who we discover is a tie between multiple characters. For Gross, viewing Brice as “a small town guy”, “I just wanted to make him as real as possible as just your average guy that works hard and loves his wife.”
Lance Gross brings a quiet strength to Brice while Robbie Jones comes into his own as an actor, delivering a powerful performance as Harley. It’s funny to say it was fun, but it was.” I think that’s what you look for as an artist.
One day I was myself at 14 and the next day I as playing a cocaine addict. I just had to keep remembering where I as coming from because we shot out of order. Luckily, I had Tyler to help me steer that because it was sometimes challenging to keep track of where I was at. It was definitely a challenge for me to stretch and ‘go there’ emotionally, all the different colors in her arc. In speaking about tackling Judith, Smollett-Bell notes, “he most fun part about playing Judith was the challenge. Beyond the internal conflicts, though, Smollett-Bell goes through a physical transformance in attitude, stance, rhythmic cadence that mirrors and enhances the emotional changes. Jurnee Smollett-Bell just shines with depth and texture, capturing the internal conflict within Judith. I wanted to have a younger cast of younger beautiful people who are very influential, who have their own following, people who pay attention to everything that are doing because this message was so important to me. I wanted a younger cast, a very exciting cast, because not only is this message for everyone, but in particular for younger people as well – just one decision can change your whole life. As Judith descends deeper into hell, one has to wonder, can she be saved? Can she save herself? And what repercussions will come of her succumbing to TEMPTATION?Īs comes as no surprise, Perry’s casting is strong. That’s the problem, Judith can’t so no, and turns her back on Brice, Sarah and God, embarking on an obsessive and torrid affair with Harley. How can she say no? This is everything she’s never had but believes she’s always wanted. A social media mogul who wants to invest in Wise Counsel, Harley takes a shine to Judith and entices her with shiny things – fancy dinners, fancy life, fancy plane, fancy clothes, fancy drugs. Working for a glorified dating service called Wise Counsel as opposed to having her own therapy practice, Judith meets Harley. Having envisioned “more” at this stage of the game beyond a carefully planned out cautious life by pharmacist Brice and her church-going, god-fearing mother Sarah, Judith is one day faced with all the temptations that life has to offer, and their consequences. Married now for six years to her childhood sweetheart, Brice, she is bored and frustrated with her life, her marriage, herself. Judith is a marriage counselor/therapist. Adapted from his play by the same name, Perry navigates some very difficult and tempestuous waters, bringing us thoughtful, intelligent, layered characters and story that speak to passion for the Lord versus passion for the flesh. TEMPTATION: CONFESSIONS OF A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR is a wonderful tool that speaks to, and inspires, an examination and reaffirmation of faith. Leave it to Tyler Perry to hit us hard with contemplation, emotion and faith during the Easter/Passover season.
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