I Wanna Dance with Somebody
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
- Released: 2022-12-21
- Runtime: 146 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History, Music
- Stars: Naomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders, Stanley Tucci, Nafessa Williams, Lance A. Williams, Tamara Tunie, Clarke Peters, Daniel Washington, JaQuan Malik Jones, Kris Sidberry, Bailee Lopes, Bria Danielle Singleton, Adrian M. Mompoint, Coffey, Stew Replogle, Chanel Rose Connor, Sean Amos, Jon F. Merz
- Director: Kasi Lemmons
Comments
- kowas_2 - 14 June 2024
Very much surface deep...
Well... This biopic lacked what a good biopic needs to succeed, humanity. The struggles were very flippent and depth of what whitney woukd have endured was glazed over. I really struggled with seeing the directors choice of playing Whitney's live performances in full with the. Naomi Ackie lip syncing the whole thing. It didn't feel real and no shade on Naomi but it would be near impossible to.emote what Whitney woukd have done during the live performances.
The choice of just glazing over Robin / Dad / Mum And whitney ans Bobby'a relationship was disappointing. Im.not sure how this movie is.so long where it lacks real grit. - craigmills-02167 - 21 September 2023
I love the movie even though it was snubbed for awards
When I first saw the movie last christmas, I knew this will be an Oscar contender. But when the nominations were announced, it was snubbed for every award. Although they did a great job putting most of Whitney's moments of her life in its actuality. There are some the filmmakers should've add like the time when Whitney went on a French talk show with Persian pop star Serge Gainsbourg (who would be played by a French actor) and made the infamous statement live on French tv. Or The time when Whitney and Bobby went on a crazy spiritual retreat to Israel where Whitney did not shake the prime minister's hand, and Whitney repeating the phrase My Land My Land, during the trip. But the filmmakers did made scene with Whitney's drug problems, which was a reason she was a no-show at the 2000 Oscars and was replaced by Faith Hill. And all the most important events and moments Whitney done for her entire life. The movie is awesome.
