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PJ & co wrote themselves into a corner by making the Ring so alluring and by letting Faramir see it. At that point they had no choice but to make him go for it. This really weakened Faramir's character as others have said, because Boromir could withstand the call for months, but Faramir fell after only seconds.
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I did not see it like that at all. Remember that in the film Faramir and Boromir's positions are very different. Faramir outnumbered the Hobbits 50 to one at least and was able to do what he wished with the Ring.
Boromir on the other hand was alone and surrounded by people all who had the opinion that the best option was to destroy it. Had Boromir had 2,000 men of Gondor with him at Rivendell then he might have taken the Ring then and there. As it was we do not know when he really fell to temptation. The only thing we do know is the point at which he tried to take it. The party was due to split, he would be seperated from the Ring, it was his last chance and best opportunity. Had the party split at Lorien it is quite possible he might have taken the Ring earlier.