Whitney
2015
Biography
From Britney to Whitney and other biographical offerings, Lifetime movies have been pretty terrible, and it is no record that Whitney's family made no secret of their loathing towards this one. Oddly, it jumps straight into the late 1980s where she broke out with I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Too much about Bobby Brown (this is a film that is supposed to be about Whitney, after all), also Deborah Cox is a fantastic singer, but why have her or anyone else sing Whitney's songs? Doesn't make sense, whatsoever. There is a glaring omission of the darker details of Whitney and Bobby's troubled relationship, i.e., the domestic assaults, and the sex scenes, are, well... (and what is with the choice of reggae music playing as they have sex in one of them?) A stiff, low budget film - directed by none other than Angela Bassett, shock horror - that skimps out on the most important and crucial moments and successes of Whitney's life and career and focusing on her ups and downs with Bobby Brown and presenting Whitney in a negative light, and one that is exploitative. Whitney Houston fans will be unimpressed when and after they see this. I'm hoping the upcoming I Wanna Dance with Somebody will be the movie that will do justice to Whitney's pop legacy, - unlike Whitney, well make that Whitney and Bobby. More like propping up Bobby Brown and playing down Whitney.
Is It Worth Watching?
I came for Whitney, but what I got was Whitney's lows, and Bobby. Don't bother
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