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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