The Five Heartbeats
It's a realistic and exciting look around a great music team that appeared in just seven years. The Five Heartbeats include Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Linix, Tico Wells. All these people embody a realistic view of a success that began with a long struggle in just seven years to reach stardom but with great suffering.
31 May 1962, Tokyo, Japan
27 March 1921, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
27 December 1964, South Central, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 June 1947, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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.
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.
March 01, 2002
A once or future 'VH1 movie that rocks.'
February 22, 2011
The rise and fall of a flashy, fictional 1960s rock group.
