Darrin Hill (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) has just lost his job with a New York advertising firm and bill collectors are chasing him all over the city. But just when he thinks his luck has completely run out, Darrin discovers he's the only surviving relative of his Aunt Sally who has just left him $150,000.00. Traveling back to his small hometown of Montecarlo, Georgia, to attend the funeral and collect his inheritance, Darrin soon discovers that Sally's written a tiny catch into her will. Her last wish is that her beloved nephew create a choir, enter it in the annual Gospel Explosion and bring home a victory.
Between the bickering and the difficulties finding talented singers in the community, not to mention that his heart just isn't into the whole thing, Darrin has his work cut out for him...until he meets Lilly (Beyoncé Knowles). A beautiful jazz singer with a voice to match, Lilly awakens feelings in Darrin he didn't know he had. Suddenly, collecting the money or heading back to New York City aren't important anymore, and he realizes that Aunt Sally left him something much more than an inheritance.
Between the bickering and the difficulties finding talented singers in the community, not to mention that his heart just isn't into the whole thing, Darrin has his work cut out for him...until he meets Lilly (Beyoncé Knowles). A beautiful jazz singer with a voice to match, Lilly awakens feelings in Darrin he didn't know he had. Suddenly, collecting the money or heading back to New York City aren't important anymore, and he realizes that Aunt Sally left him something much more than an inheritance.
"This film rocks, and I mean that in every sense of the word," says Harvey. "I'm really excited to be involved in a project that brings the music of some of these extraordinary artists to the screen."
"The music in this film is unbelievable, and I'd be jumping up and dancing myself if my character wasn't supposed to be such a self-righteous know-it-all," says LaTanya Richardson, who portrays Paulina Pritchett, who makes it her business to see that everyone in the Beulah Baptist Church toes the line. "In essence, Paulina is Darrin's nemesis, one of the biggest obstacles he has to overcome, and the best thing about her is that she can see right through his slick talk. After all," laughs Richardson, "Paulina's a pretty sharp talker herself, not to mention the only person in the church who claims to know God personally."
Paulina's brother, Reverend Lewis, is a soft-spoken minister who's frustrated with all the bickering in his congregation, but who doesn't do much to stop it. "My character isn't looking to rock the boat," observes Wendell Pierce, who portrays the good reverend. "He just wants to come in, do his job and possibly even save a few souls along the way."
Working with such a diverse cast of actors proved to be a great experience for Pierce, who has found success in such films as "Brown Sugar," and "Waiting to Exhale."
"In 'The Fighting Temptations' I was privileged to work with all kinds of people with different backgrounds and talents," says Pierce. "I learned a lot and had just a wonderful time."
Paulina's brother, Reverend Lewis, is a soft-spoken minister who's frustrated with all the bickering in his congregation, but who doesn't do much to stop it. "My character isn't looking to rock the boat," observes Wendell Pierce, who portrays the good reverend. "He just wants to come in, do his job and possibly even save a few souls along the way."
Working with such a diverse cast of actors proved to be a great experience for Pierce, who has found success in such films as "Brown Sugar," and "Waiting to Exhale."
"In 'The Fighting Temptations' I was privileged to work with all kinds of people with different backgrounds and talents," says Pierce. "I learned a lot and had just a wonderful time."
CAST: Cuba Gooding Jr, Beyonce Knowles, T Bone, LaTanya Richardson
MUSIC: Norah Jones, Faith Evans, Rev. Shirley Caesar
Source: http://www.fightingtemptations.com/home.html
