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* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Paulina repeatedly loves using rules to bully others and especially to undermine Darrin. In the climax, [[spoiler:she gets voted out as choir director by every single member, a deed they are able to accomplish as long as they are all baptized as she insisted on]].
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* LovedByAll: Aunt Sally was loved not just by her fellow church members but even the town "heathens" and it is stated by Reverend Paul that Sally [[AllLovingHero loved everyone equally]]. The only person who doesn't seem to like Sally is [[{{Jerkass}} Paulina]].
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: A gender-flipped example as Darrin is this to Lilly. [[spoiler: She eventually returns his affection.]]
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: A gender-flipped example as Darrin is this to Lilly. [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She eventually returns his affection.]]
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* StrugglingSingleMother: [[spoiler: Lilly. She has an eight year old son born out of wedlock, hence the reason why she was shunned by the church]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In response to his lies being exposed, Darrin fires back with this.
--> '''Darrin''':(after being asked if him leading the choir was only so he could get money out of it) Hell yes. That's the reason half of you joined the choir. Why shouldn't I go? What loyalty should I have? [[AtLeastIAdmitIt Sure, I've been lying]],but that's nothing compared to what this church did to me and mom.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In response to his lies being exposed, Darrin fires back with this.
--> '''Darrin''':(after being asked if him leading the choir was only so he could get money out of it) Hell yes. That's the reason half of you joined the choir. Why shouldn't I go? What loyalty should I have? [[AtLeastIAdmitIt Sure, I've been lying]],but that's nothing compared to what this church did to me and mom.
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* StrugglingSingleMother: [[spoiler: Lilly.[[spoiler:Lilly. She has an eight year old son born out of wedlock, hence the reason why she was shunned by the church]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In response to his lies being exposed, Darrin fires back withthis.
a particularly seething example:
-->'''Darrin''':(after '''Darrin:''' (after being asked if him leading the choir was only so he could get money out of it) Hell yes. That's the reason half of you joined the choir. Why shouldn't I go? What loyalty should I have? [[AtLeastIAdmitIt Sure, I've been lying]],but lying]], but that's nothing compared to what this church did to me and mom.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In response to his lies being exposed, Darrin fires back with
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--> '''Lilly''': Experience has taught me that fighting temptation makes you strong.
--> '''Darrin''': Yes, but the trouble with fighting temptation is that you may not get another chance.
--> '''Lilly''': O ye of little faith.
--> '''Darrin''': Yes, but the trouble with fighting temptation is that you may not get another chance.
--> '''Lilly''': O ye of little faith.
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--> '''Lilly''': '''Lilly:''' Experience has taught me that fighting temptation makes you strong.
-->'''Darrin''': '''Darrin:''' Yes, but the trouble with fighting temptation is that you may not get another chance.
-->'''Lilly''': '''Lilly:''' O ye of little faith.
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* VowOfCelibacy: Played with; [[spoiler:Lilly declines any further advancements from Darrin, after their first kiss. This is what leads to the conversation about "fighting temptation".]]
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* VowOfCelibacy: Played with; with. [[spoiler:Lilly declines any further advancements from Darrin, after their first kiss. This is what leads to the conversation about "fighting temptation".]]
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--> '''Darrin''': You gotta be kiddin' me!!
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--> '''Darrin''': '''Darrin:''' You gotta be kiddin' me!!
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Darrin's reaction when he first meets the choir. At the time, there were only six people who appeared to have no musical talent. Darrin later shouts a variant of this phrase at an over-the-top singer who butchers his audition.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Darrin's reaction when he first meets the choir. At the time, there were only six people who appeared to have no musical talent. Darrin later shouts a variant of this phrase at an over-the-top a horrible singer who butchers his audition.won’t shut up.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Darrin's character arc is essentially this. [[spoiler: Paulina changes her ways by the end of the film]].
* VowOfCelibacy: Played with; [[spoiler:Lilly declines any further advancements from Darrin, after they have their first kiss. This is what leads to the conversation about "fighting temptation".]]
* VowOfCelibacy: Played with; [[spoiler:Lilly declines any further advancements from Darrin, after they have their first kiss. This is what leads to the conversation about "fighting temptation".]]
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* TookALevelInKindness: Downplayed; Darrin's character arc is essentially this.this, though he was never a mean guy to begin with, just a dishonest opportunist at worst. [[spoiler: Paulina changes her ways by the end of the film]].
* VowOfCelibacy: Played with; [[spoiler:Lilly declines any further advancements from Darrin, afterthey have their first kiss. This is what leads to the conversation about "fighting temptation".]]
* VowOfCelibacy: Played with; [[spoiler:Lilly declines any further advancements from Darrin, after
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Darrin's reaction when he first meets the choir. At the time, there were only six people who appeared to have no musical talent.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Darrin's reaction when he first meets the choir. At the time, there were only six people who appeared to have no musical talent. Darrin later shouts a variant of this phrase at an over-the-top singer who butchers his audition.
--> '''Darrin''': You gotta be kiddin’ me!!
--> '''Darrin''': You gotta be kiddin’ me!!
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--> '''Darrin''':(after being asked if him leading the choir was only so he could get money out of it) Hell yes. That's the reason half of you joined the choir. Why shouldn't I go? What loyalty should I have? [[AtLeasIAdmitIt Sure, I've been lying]],but that's nothing compared to what this church did to me and mom.
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--> '''Darrin''':(after being asked if him leading the choir was only so he could get money out of it) Hell yes. That's the reason half of you joined the choir. Why shouldn't I go? What loyalty should I have? [[AtLeasIAdmitIt [[AtLeastIAdmitIt Sure, I've been lying]],but that's nothing compared to what this church did to me and mom.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In response to his lies being exposed, Darrin fires back with this.
--> '''Darrin''':(after being asked if him leading the choir was only so he could get money out of it) Hell yes. That's the reason half of you joined the choir. Why shouldn't I go? What loyalty should I have? [[AtLeasIAdmitIt Sure, I've been lying]],but that's nothing compared to what this church did to me and mom.
--> '''Darrin''':(after being asked if him leading the choir was only so he could get money out of it) Hell yes. That's the reason half of you joined the choir. Why shouldn't I go? What loyalty should I have? [[AtLeasIAdmitIt Sure, I've been lying]],but that's nothing compared to what this church did to me and mom.
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* DisappearedDad: At Aunt Sally’s funeral, Darrin reveals that his father was killed in action during the Vietnam War.
** Dean(Lily’s son)‘s father is never mentioned, so it’s safe to assume he bailed on them.
** Dean(Lily’s son)‘s father is never mentioned, so it’s safe to assume he bailed on them.
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* TheReveal: Right before the Gospel Explosion, Paul reveals that James, Paulina’s supposedly dead husband, is not only still alive, but also is remarried to a better woman.
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* BigBad: Paulina, the Reverend's sister and church treasurer. She is an extremely hateful, hypocritical woman who gets a thrill out of judging and exposing people she thinks are living sinfully. [[spoiler: The Reverend eventually turns the tables on her, and outs her as a fraud. She's spent years lying about her husband being dead when in truth, he got tired of her and left her for a younger woman]].
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* BigBad: Paulina, the Reverend's sister and church treasurer. She is an extremely hateful, hypocritical woman who gets a thrill out of judging and exposing people she thinks are living sinfully. [[spoiler: The Reverend eventually turns the tables on her, and outs her as a fraud. She's spent years lying about her husband being dead when in truth, he got tired of her hypocritical ways and left her for a younger better woman]].
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%%* NiceHat: Lucious is almost always wearing one.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: After Darrin’s ruse about being a music producer is exposed, he notes that while lying was bad - the church’s mistreatment of his late mother by running her out of town was far worse.]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: After Darrin’s ruse about being a music producer is exposed, he notes points out the fact that while his lying was bad - the church’s mistreatment of his late mother by running her out of town was far worse.]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: After Darrin’s ruse about being a music producer is exposed, he notes that while lying was bad - the church’s mistreatment of his late mother by running her out of town was far worse.]]
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Darrin can't help laughing when he hears a prison inmate's squeaky voice. Then he hears WHY the inmate was incarcerated in the first place, and promptly shut up.
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''The Fighting Temptations'' is a 2003 musical comedy-drama film starring Creator/CubaGoodingJr as Darrin Hill, [[AntiHero a dishonest but well-meaning advertising executive]] whose lies catch up to him and cost him his job. He soon learns that his beloved aunt has died and left him in charge of her small-town church choir. Initially disinterested, Darrin only accepts the position upon learning that there's a huge cash reward shall the choir win an annual gospel competition. HilarityEnsues as Darrin struggles to whip the choir into shape while keeping up the ruse that he's a successful music producer as a means to charm the locals. In the meantime, he forges a friendship with Lucious (Mike Epps), a motormouth cabbie and works to strike up a romance with Lilly (Beyoncè Knowles-Carter), a lounge singer whom he once admired in their childhood years.
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''The Fighting Temptations'' is a 2003 musical comedy-drama film starring Creator/CubaGoodingJr as Darrin Hill, [[AntiHero a dishonest but well-meaning advertising executive]] whose lies catch up to him and cost him his job. He soon learns that his beloved aunt has died and left him in charge of her small-town church choir. Initially disinterested, Darrin only accepts the position upon learning that there's a huge cash reward shall the choir win an annual gospel competition. HilarityEnsues as Darrin struggles to whip the choir into shape while keeping up the ruse that he's a successful music producer as a means to charm the locals. In the meantime, he forges a friendship with Lucious (Mike Epps), (Creator/MikeEpps), a motormouth cabbie and works to strike up a romance with Lilly (Beyoncè Knowles-Carter), ([[Music/{{Beyonce}} Beyoncè Knowles-Carter]]), a lounge singer whom he once admired in their childhood years.
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* InformedAttractiveness: Lilly's beauty is explicitly mentioned on a few occasions...then again, she IS played by Creator/Beyonce.
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* InformedAttractiveness: Lilly's beauty is explicitly mentioned on a few occasions...then again, she IS ''IS'' played by Creator/Beyonce.Music/{{Beyonce}}.
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''The Fighting Temptations'' is a 2003 musical comedy-drama film starring Creator/CubaGoodingJr as Darrin Hill, [[AntiHero a dishonest but well-meaning advertising executive]] whose lies catch up to him and cost him his job. He soon learns that his beloved aunt has died and left him in charge of her small-town church choir. Initially disinterested, Darrin only accepts the position upon learning that there's a huge cash reward shall the choir win an annual gospel competition. HilarityEnsues as Darrin struggles to whip the choir into shape while keeping up the ruse that he's a successful music producer as a means to charm the locals. In the meantime, he forges a friendship with Lucious (Mike Epps), a motormouth cabbie and works to strike up a romance with Lilly (Beyoncè Knowles-Carter), a lounger singer whom he once admired in their childhood years.
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''The Fighting Temptations'' is a 2003 musical comedy-drama film starring Creator/CubaGoodingJr as Darrin Hill, [[AntiHero a dishonest but well-meaning advertising executive]] whose lies catch up to him and cost him his job. He soon learns that his beloved aunt has died and left him in charge of her small-town church choir. Initially disinterested, Darrin only accepts the position upon learning that there's a huge cash reward shall the choir win an annual gospel competition. HilarityEnsues as Darrin struggles to whip the choir into shape while keeping up the ruse that he's a successful music producer as a means to charm the locals. In the meantime, he forges a friendship with Lucious (Mike Epps), a motormouth cabbie and works to strike up a romance with Lilly (Beyoncè Knowles-Carter), a lounger lounge singer whom he once admired in their childhood years.
