Seven Deadly Sins: Lust (2021 TV Movie) User Reviews

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[burlesonjesse5 · 5/10 · 7 July 2021]

"It's gonna take us to the next level right?" The flick I'm about to review is not next level stuff. It's more a slow burn where scenes look like they're straight out of a GQ mail-order catalog.

Anyway, in Seven Deadly Sins: Lust, the "lust" is generated by Tiffanie (played by Keri Hilson). Tiffanie has lust for her fiance's best friend Trey (Allstate man lookalike Durrell 'Tank' Babbs). Trey and Tiff fool around right before the wedding which is to occur the next day. That's the blueprint for "Sins". It's a little Tyler Perry and a repressed version of 2014's Addicted. You could cut the tension but the knife is no great shakes.

So yeah, Seven Deadly Sins: Lust is a Lifetime movie. But hey, it's a Lifetime movie that doesn't really suck you in (isn't that why we watch this long-running network?).

Sure the film's Atlanta setting looks good, sure the storytelling plays out well, and sure the acting by everyone is I guess, adequate. But where's the real escalation and/or conflict? I wanted more. I wanted the groom and Trey to really duke it out and Trey to more clearly carry forth his waited revenge (that's why Trey and Tiffanie almost consummated their googly-eyed relationship in the first place).

"Sins" has a small twist and keeps the viewer somewhat occupied until its patched-up conclusion. But the proceedings never really take off from a dramatic standpoint. Furthermore, you wonder why Tiffanie and the husband-to-be (Damon played by Tobias Truvillion) are even getting married in the first place. Their affinity is not based on love, sex, or understanding. It's more of a convenient business relationship with disposable income attached. I didn't have popcorn on hand but if I did, I would have thrown it at the screen. The real "sin" here is falseness.

Honesty

[peoplehuman · 5/10 · 19 May 2021]

The movie sucks... No other way to put it. It's generic, the acting's bad, and even more generic. It just another I'm unhappy in my relationship so I cheat instead of breaking up. About the acting I'm sorry but the acting was terrible and the camera angles made it even worse. It looked like a high-budget middle school play...

Tyler Perry Knock Off

[gab-67599 · 7/10 · 19 May 2021]

Lifetime is definitely changing it's direction, with one movie nothing like the next. For that I am thankful because you always knew you were watching a Lifetime movie, but lately I've had to check twice to make sure it even was Lifetime. Movie kept me interested until the end, but it was a played out story. Like I say, Tyler Perry has done this movie, only he did it much better! I loved the cast, they were all eye candy. I could have done without the bible references, but I am sure what I do not like another person will. I could not get over how the lead lady could not keep her leg closed even in a dress "eye roll". All around the movie was good but not great. I will not be watching it again, that is for sure.

Did he really eat that yogurt?

[Entertainmentsparadise · 1/10 · 26 April 2021]

A great idea that was poorly executed. With a well known/ good looking cast ( shoutout to Keri Hilson 😍) ; Seven Deadly Sins: Lust fails to deliver a compelling story. There is an interesting plot twist towards the end that quickly comes to a rushed conclusion.

Another Lukewarm Church movie for Lukewarm Christians

[SeriouslyOpinionated · 2/10 · 8 May 2021]

This movie confused the mess out of me. I couldn't figure out if it was a Christian based movie with a message of caution against lust or if it was a movie masquerading as Christian based movie with a message of being okay with lust until that lust is the wrong type of lust. Let me explain.

First, the movie opens up with Tiffanie and Damon who are engaged to be married and engaged in premarital sex (UM, LUST). Oh, sidebar: neither gives a stellar acting performance, but I digress. So Tiffanie is bored with their sex life and Damon seems over the top and trying wayyyy to hard to come off as a hopeless romantic and the best man ever. Case in point; he doesn't want her to be 'kinky' because he 'did that in his past life.' He's talking softly, calling her angel, kissing her in front of company like he hadn't seen her in months...eye roll - boy please. Damon is pretty controlling but not in the physically abusive way, but in the super annoying 'I know what's best' type of way. Everything he says and does is so corny and sugary sweet I cringed everytime he said something.

So Tiffanie really wants to spice up their lustful sex life and she begins to have second doubts about marriage because of the super boring sex. What if their sex life is super boring after marriage too??! She seeks advice from several people (Grandmother, friends) and they all are quoting Scriptures, talking about prayers for her and their relationship but only one friend even mentions that she should have waited for marriage to be intimate anyway. Ok, I know...no one waits nowadays but if you profess to be a Christian you can't and shouldn't follow some of the Bible and not all of it. This is why this movie is confusing. Is this a movie of 'hey, I messed up and I'm out of God's will so let me try to get it right' or is it a movie of 'Lust is okay as long as it is with the person you're in a relationship with.' What a confusing message, especially for people who think following Christ means picking and choosing which commands from God's Word you want to follow. And that isn't a judgment but simple truth.

Anyway, this movie is sooo unrealistic. Damon's best friend comes to stay with them for the wedding. Sparks fly as soon as they see each other. Tank is an attractive guy but geez...the way she was acting you would think he was the only man on earth. She answers the door with yogurt on the corner of her mouth and he wipes it with his thumb and THEN licks his finger! What the...? You let your fiance's best friend do that? Better yet your fiance's best friend does his boy like that??? But oh- it gets worse.

Tank's acting is better than most in this movie but the storyline is so dumb. He and Tiffanie play cat and mouse; Tiffanie daydreams about him and she finally kisses him (after she hires him to do work at her spa withouttelling Damon). This is after she tells Damon they should now wait until marriage to have sex. Is sex the only issue in their relationship? If it is why not go to a counselor for marriage counseling? There is one scene where they are in a session with her grandfather but sex isn't brought up. Why?? Shouldn't that be the perfect time to discuss any doubts or issues??

Tiffanie then confesses to Damon that she thinks they got together for the wrong reasons. She was a church girl (of course) and he only picked her for image...blah, blah. Damon tries to convince her that it's not true. He genuinely loves her...blah, blah.

Trey lets the cat out the bag about Damon he is working at the spa and Tiffanie gets upset because she wanted to tell Damon and she fires Trey. They argue outside in the rain, Tiffanie is all 'I hate you! Everything was fine until you got here!" Then they kiss (this scene was the absolute worse) and Tiffanie runs off.

For the rest of the movie Tiffanie fights against the urge to sleep with Trey (I'm assuming this is the 'wrong' type of lust cause she ain't marrying him). Apparently Tiffanie is only thinking with her lady parts because Trey has no redeeming qualities that I can see that would make him a good catch (other than his looks). I mean they never even have a real conversation for goodness sakes. But finally she gives in to the other type of lust and they almost do the do in a hotel room until Trey stops before it goes down and talks about revenge. He tells her ' Tomorrow before you get married you think about this and me because Damon was my brother and he screwed me over' or something dumb like that. He walks out and leaves Tiffanie crying on the bed.

Tiffanie is a mess on the day of the wedding. Trey tells Damon he met someone and of course he's talking about Tiffanie but he doesn't mention her name. Damon attempts to apologize to Trey for the past but Trey stops him. Tiffanie tells her grandmother about the revenge plot and her grandmother is all like don't let Trey win...blah, blah..why is everyone pushing this woman to the altar with all her doubts and jacked up emotions?? It's obvious that her wanting to sleep with Trey is not just about having sex. Lust starts in the heart but this woman is obviously not happy with Damon and it's deeper than emotions? DUH!

I'm not going to give away the ending, but I will say that there is the beloved church scene at the end. Why do people in these movies go to church after everything is all jacked up? Church and God seem like an after thought. Anyway, the premise of this movie is good but the execution falls short. The script is ridiculous and the acting is not good at all. I spent most the movie with a confused look on my face with every scene. Between the confusing, lukewarm message, the atrocious acting, the ridiculous script and the laughable plot the only thing I was pleased with was when it was finally over.

A pleasure to watch

[jesst-91580 · 9/10 · 16 April 2021]

So good, I love it! Good acting, beautifully directed and produced.

Grandma was the only good character

[xxcaeliihunn · 1/10 · 24 July 2021]

I thought this would be fun but it was just religious and lame.

Great Movie

[ninojuicebrown · 10/10 · 27 April 2021]

I love this movie. Great cast I watched it twice. Should have a series.

Funny Haha?!?!

[Shakthi87 · 3/10 · 22 December 2022]

Some other user said this was a Tyler Perry knock off but I thought it was a flat out joke. I mean seriously... did any one else believe this 40 year old woman was a virgin her entire life until she was engaged? Then want to sleep with the short bald guy? But to be fair all the characters were horrible, unrelatable and nauseating; and this is from someone who enjoys a lifetime movie from time to time. I am still uncertain if there was a message or point to this story, except to cringe at all the cardboard cutouts resembling people or tropes of characterizations. No one will watch this movie and care about what happens to any of these characters, in fact you will find yourself fast forwarding just to get to the end.

Sort of a boring drama...

[paul_haakonsen · 4/10 · 18 November 2021]

I had watched the "Envy" movie in this series of Lifetime movies not too long ago, and had the chance to sit down to watch "Seven Deadly Sins: Lust", and with nothing better to do, I opted to watch it.

This movie was sort of bland, especially because the storyline just had a somewhat laughable disposition to it. So it was a little bit difficult to get submerged into the storyline and take it all that serious. But I did manage to watch the movie, though I dozed off towards the ending of the movie. Yeah, the movie was that slow paced and monotonous.

The acting performances in "Seven Deadly Sins: Lust" were actually fair enough, despite the fact that the actors and actresses didn't really have that much of a solid script and storyline to work with.

In comparison to the "Envy" movie then "Seven Deadly Sins: Lust" was just subpar. I am sure that there is an audience out there for a movie such as this. I just wasn't particularly entertained by what I saw.

My rating of "Seven Deadly Sins: Lust" from director Star Victoria lands on a generous four out of ten stars.

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[tieracarter · 10/10 · 27 April 2021]

I loved it. I watched both. (Lust and Envy). And I'm really hoping they do more. Well all.