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The Five Heartbeats
In the ambitious (though hit and miss) Robert Townsend project, The Five Heartbeats, we witness the rise and fall of the titular Motown band. Although the plot was predictable, Townshend deserves credit for creating original songs and making the group look as legitimate (pardon the pun, but he injected his soul into it), but when a film does not perform well, and Townsend was essentially done in Hollywood after it, do we really have a serious contender?
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Actors:
Robert Townsend (Donald “Duck” Matthews)
Leon (T.J. Matthews)
Michael Wright (Eddie King Jr.)
Tico Wells (Anthony “Choir Boy” Stone)
Harry J. Lennix (Terrence “Dresser” Williams)
Songs you might remember:
A Heart is a House for Love
Why you should vote for them:
Musically, this sounds the way it was supposed to.
Why you should not vote for them:
The film at best is average.
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