The Five Heartbeats
The movie tells the story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group, The Five Heartbeats (Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells) within the space of seven years.
15 August 1958, Chicago, Illinois, USA
15 July 1968, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
8 July 1928, New York City, New York, USA
1938, Pelion, South Carolina, USA
30 April 1956, New York City, New York, USA
12 August 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 July 1935, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
27 December 1964, South Central, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 February 1945, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
24 February 1961, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
27 January 1942, Detroit, Michigan, USA
16 December 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA
February 05, 2006
The charitable might be tempted to describe The Five Heartbeats as wholesome and well-intentioned -- but so is a 6-year-old who just crayon-scrawled "I love cookies" on the living room wall.
February 22, 2011
The rise and fall of a flashy, fictional 1960s rock group.
October 19, 2004
An underrated drama about the ups and downs of a Temptations-like r&b group with solid acting and fine music. If you haven't seen it, rent it. It's worth it.
March 01, 2002
A once or future 'VH1 movie that rocks.'
