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Tempted

  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Jason Momoa in Tempted (2003)
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A married woman becomes attracted to a young man after she takes her nanny's ashes to Hawaii.A married woman becomes attracted to a young man after she takes her nanny's ashes to Hawaii.A married woman becomes attracted to a young man after she takes her nanny's ashes to Hawaii.

  • Director
    • Maggie Greenwald
  • Writer
    • Vivienne Radkoff
  • Stars
    • Virginia Madsen
    • Lainie Kazan
    • Jason Momoa
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
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    • Director
      • Maggie Greenwald
    • Writer
      • Vivienne Radkoff
    • Stars
      • Virginia Madsen
      • Lainie Kazan
      • Jason Momoa
    • 19User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • Emma Burke
    Lainie Kazan
    Lainie Kazan
    • Julia
    Jason Momoa
    Jason Momoa
    • Kala
    Kieu Chinh
    Kieu Chinh
    • Kehau
    • (as Kieu-Chinh)
    Andrew McFarlane
    Andrew McFarlane
    • Mike
    Brooke Harman
    Brooke Harman
    • Jamie
    Mikhael Wilder
    • Billy
    James Dean
    James Dean
    • Neil
    Robert Coleby
    Robert Coleby
    • Lawyer
    Gerry Day
    • Rev. Stewart
    Robert Díaz
    • Hank
    Todd Leigh
    Todd Leigh
    • Scott
    Gabriella Di Labio
    Gabriella Di Labio
    • Sally
    Ariu Lang Sio
    • Porter
    Kent Harding
    • Developer
    Mabel Burt
    • Office Worker
    Meg McSweeney
    • Emma at 6 years
    Hsiao Ling Tang
    • Lily at 26 years
    • Director
      • Maggie Greenwald
    • Writer
      • Vivienne Radkoff
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    1phyllislovell

    It was so bad!

    I hated this movie! Don't know why I even finished watching it. Oh, yeah, I remember...Jason Momoa was nice to look at.

    It moved slowly. Stupid story. Bad acting. Way too sappy. I didn't feel any compassion or connection to any of the characters except maybe Kala (Jason Momoa). A dumb too-easy ending.

    I had a big prob with the age discrepancy. Momoa & Madsen are actually 24 & 40. However, Momoa's character Kala has a 15 yo son who lives with his ex-wife! I think that would be biologically impossible. Ok, he actually looks older than 24 and his character behaved more maturely than Emma (Madsen). The character he played must have been much older than the actor really is, but IMHO not much older than 30. That would mean he had his son at 15. Ok, that's biologically possible, but married, too, at that age?

    This movie was suppose to be about a married woman being tempted by a younger man. Jason Momoa is very sexy and sensual. Who wouldn't be tempted? So where were the hot, steamy love scenes??? There was some kissing, but I never felt any heat between them. Besides Jason Momoa, the only other thing good about this movie was the beautiful Hawaiian location.

    I rate it 2 out of 10.
    5bronzesrv

    Hated The Ending!

    This movie kept my attention, There are a lot of Jason Momoa fans out there, I'm not one of them and I'm not familiar with this work, but I can see why the ladies love him so much. I am a fan of Virginia Madsen and her brother Michael, it is nice to see her in a semi romantic part, she had the worst husband and children on the planet! Ungrateful, useless and whiny. No way I would have stayed with the husband she had, he couldn't even let her enjoy her time in Hawaii without him flying himself and the kids out there! And before that calling her to handle mess he should have been dealing with as a father. Leave her be, give her her time and let her come home in peace , not take that garbage there. I would have definitely chosen the handsome guy on the island to stay with. Her husband only confessed his love for her when she admitted she almost, almost fell for someone else who made her feel loved and alive. She deserved better! She was a lot more loyal to her family then they were to her. I would have never left a man behind on that island that loved me as much as kalai loved her.!
    4mariabell36

    this is one nice move

    The film may have been a little sentimental, but not too much, and it includes Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole which sets the tone for the whole film. And seeing Jason Mamoa without his dreadlocks was worthy and dreamy (I love my Hawaiian men). I really did enjoy this Hallmark film, and the scenery made it worthwhile. Can you imagine, for the main character to find out that her mother was Hawaiian, and the land could be theirs. But this particular plot of the land feud was not resolve in the film by the time it was the ceremony for Lily. But ending it by her going back to her old life in Boston, is as real as you get, but what else could she do, split her family up to spend her romantic days with her Hawaiian hunk? and i suppose, Hawaii is a paradise, for a moment, and that's all. it would be nice if we all packed off to Hawaii to live with our Hawaiian hunks, if that were so, Hawaii would be the awful tourist trap of middle aged women you would see in some of the Spanish resorts today. Then, end of paradise.
    6Tlane1215

    I have seen better, but Jason Mamoa kept my attention(his son was kinda cute too)

    I did not think it was awful, it was not one of the better Lifetime movies, I agree with that. Just looking at Jason Mamoa made it all worthwhile(He is better looking than: Matthew Mcanahay(I know it is spelled wrong),Brad Pitt, Val Kilmer and Keanu Reeves put together.He is SOOOOOOOOOO SEXY.Let me also add Patrick Swayze and SLy to that list, I also enjoyed seeing the chic that was the main character in CANDYMAN play a romantic part.Are there any other movies that he is in worth watching?Please let me know he is an angel to look at.I know he was the bomb in Baywatch.I wanted to see some sex scenes.Dang...Maybe next time ladies!
    8msjsjellybean

    Jason Momoa made the movie worthwhile. *g*

    Okay, for starters, why did they cast old-ass Virginia Madsen to play alongside the young hottie that is Jason Momoa?! That was too unbelievable from the get-go. Jason made the movie watchable and he was just so damn cute and sweet, making me drool everywhere while watching him flex the nice pecks that he carries around. *g*

    He looked too young for her from the start, and he's just a baby himself, so why did they cast him with a fifteen-year old son?! No way! That never worked, but he played it off really good. He made his character into a mature looking man, pulling off the age differences well, and making the plot exceptional.

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    • Trivia
      Kala has a 15-year-old son named Billy, despite the fact that he's actually only 24 years old in real life.
    • Goofs
      When Kala takes Emma to see the family altar, he rests his right hand on the altar and reaches to put down the flowers he's holding in his left hand. There's a closeup of his hand placing the flowers down, and they're suddenly in his right hand.
    • Soundtracks
      Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World
      Written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg / Bob Thiele and George David Weiss

      Performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Returning Lily
    • Filming locations
      • New South Wales, Australia
    • Production company
      • Von Zerneck-Sertner Films
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    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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