WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY Movie Review **SPOILER ALERT**

Gay homosexuals Nick and Joseph spoil I Wanna Dance with Somebody - a 2022 biographical musical film directed by Kasi Lemmons.
Premise: A look at the life and career of cultural icon Whitney Houston.
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Cast:
Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston
Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis
Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown
Tamara Tunie as Cissy Houston
Nafessa Williams as Robyn Crawford
Clarke Peters as John Houston
Bria Danielle Singleton as Bobbi Kristina Brown
Ali Asghar Shah as Ali
Cinematography by Barry Ackroyd
Edited by Daysha Broadway
Keywords: ending explained, reaction video, trailer, Sony Pictures Releasing, Eve's Bayou, Black Nativity, Can I Be Me, Beauty, Talk to Me, Harriet

[@cvill03]

The fact Pat Houston is involved as a Prouducer should have been a red flag for everyone.

[@karant1378]

That narrative is so outdated and childish. Pat has in fact done pretty well with handling Whitney's estate and we've had some real great new releases in the last couple of years.

[@cvill03]

@karan t Sweety the lady was a enabler for Whitney. Instead of helping & she helped by providing the drugs.

[@karant1378]

@@cvill03 And 9/11 was an inside job, right?

[@karant1378]

@@cvill03 chile... The conspiracy theories...

[@dancingwheels8494]

Pat was the one behind the Hologram concert… 👀

[@Lilianamarie999]

They really need to stop making these watered-down Whitney biopics. Give us an HBO quality miniseries in 10 years when everybody isn't scared to get sued. Or less scared at least.

[@innmyhumbleopinion]

So here for that!!

[@thomasedmond8138]

Yes yes you said that I agree

[@christopherdieudonne]

haha, "when everybody isn't scared to get sued". So true !!

[@terrancebrown3345]

I feel like they do that to keep her privacy she was a super star who kept her life mostly private until they linked her drug addiction

[@sparkwill5337]

EXACTLY

[@bmck-8400]

All I know is I’ll never understand it… she and her daughter should still be here. She was so loved… if she went on tour and said she was just gonna sit on a stool and sing torch songs… people would line up around the block. Such a loss…

[@livinia296]

Watch leolah brown on YT. Bobby brown sister.

[@jasondawson92]

It wasn’t crack it was cocaine and evil prescription drugs from the pharmacy that lead to her drowning not crack only Bobby Brown had that issue and alcohol

[@Yasmin-dx3ek]

So much pressure put on her so quick. She tried to do it all.

[@MsNastasiaB]

My opinion is that the actress that stars as Whitney looks more like Brandy Norwood. However, the actress did a great job. I enjoyed the film; good to see Whitney's accomplishments highlighted instead of focusing on the drama and negativity like other movies about her life/career.

[@christopherdieudonne]

Oh yeah, she *does* look like Brandy Norwood. Good call !

[@Socceristhebestfrfr]

I agree

[@mediterraneanworld]

I liked it - I think a hard film to pull off due to the iconic scenes ... I enjoyed it.

[@Socceristhebestfrfr]

@@mediterraneanworld same!

[@Blingy]

That's what my family said when were watching this lmao 🤣

[@kevindrake4529]

I’m a big Whitney fan so I appreciate a gentle take on her. It’s always hard to listen to anyone be cruel about her drug use and downfall, which I think is one of the greatest tragedies of our time. That voice! Her beauty and grace and humor and vitality. She was ethereal and soulful and seemed so kind and truly loved the Lord. Making a movie about her life is hard because she was different things to different people…including being a joke to those who mocked her. I’m going to see this on Christmas Day with a bunch of other Whitney fans and we are just looking forward to hearing her music and seeing the story of her success…so I’m glad to hear they skip over the rough spots. I wish in a better world that maybe she and Robin could have stayed together and that drugs weren’t part of her life. There will never be another like her and honestly we were all lucky to hear her sing and see her act. Wish she had done more movies too!

[@jasondawson92]

Right people act like celebrities don’t have problems welcome to the real world we all have problems even if your a regular civilian who ain’t famous or popular

[@nancykerrigan]

@@jasondawson92 true, but what's wrong with showing that they had problems (in a way that's not gratuitous of course)? I don't believe in deifying people no matter how talented they are.

[@st.louisking1295]

Good comment so true

[@johnbailey667]

Well said Kevin! This was the biggest intention for this film was to tell the most important part of her life, which was her outstanding career achievements and a voice that defined a generation. A lot of the pressers I read highlighted that all the other garbage was well documented, covered and told over and over ad nauseam. They wanted to tell parts of the story that have been consistently left out, which is her artistic legacy. I also loved and appreciated they let Robin and Whitney’s story play a prominent role and they didn’t gloss over it.

[@Socceristhebestfrfr]

Same

[@nichellejoi5307]

As a mega Whitney fan. The movie's pacing was very rushed. Like a roller coaster. It seemed as though we (the audience) were trying to keep up with pinnacle moments of her life. Yes, the movie mainly focused on her positive career highlights. But I would've liked to see the dynamics of her as a young child, her musical relationship with Babyface, the courtship with Bobby, relationship with her close friends Cece & Bebe Winans. Her spirituality. She was very embedded in the fabric of Christian music 🎶 "Hold Up The Light" & "I Love The Lord" etc..🎵 She was a friend, a mentor to the younger artists such as TLC, Monica. Brandy, etc.. Simply put the movie did not encapsulate the Essence of Whitney in totality. Her movie career "Waiting to exhale" The Preachers Wife" & lastly "Sparkle" 🎬 Her contribution & incompareable talents deserved much more than a mediocre movie from Clive Davis & Pat Houston's biase perspectives. 🎞 RIH Whitney "Nippy" Houston ❤️

[@akosuaagyire8390]

Thank youuu!!!!

[@Chrissy213]

Yes I can’t unsee Yvonne Orjie. I don’t see Whitney at all.

[@SoniT]

Yes! That's who Naomi reminds me of. I'm not saying that the actress is ugly (she's pretty) but she doesn't have Whitney's stunning beauty at all. I've been a fan since Whitney's first album in 1985 and I always thought she was gorgeous. She had the most beautiful smile but the fake teeth that they put on this actress look bad.

[@marias8007]

@@SoniT I didnt know they were fake until I watched interviews of the actor after seeing the movie. I think she looks beautiful but didnt look like whitney

[@kellykelley2649]

" a knotch above a Lifetime movie" ouch! Whitney deserves more and yes - she lived a full (not PG13) life. Thanks for the heads up!

[@stevenstevenson5303]

Givin that it's Whitney... a lifetime movie is even too good for her.

[@kellykelley2649]

@@stevenstevenson5303 I disagree

[@pb.j.1753]

I thought this was way better than any lifetime movie

[@stevenstevenson5303]

@@kellykelley2649 it's whitney houston she was extremely overrated

[@kellykelley2649]

@@stevenstevenson5303 I don't agree - to me - my opinion - Whitney and her voice - iconic

[@ahmorgan]

"A Notch Above a Lifetime Movie..." Should be on the poster lol

[@christy2235]

Y’all are trying to be so nice about the choice of Naomi Ackie to play the role of Whitney 😂. I agree with you, physically she was not a good choice 😂😂😂

[@andrewwhite9095]

So was she supposed to sniff coke for 6 months to look the part Whitney maintained for the majority of her career?

[@Socceristhebestfrfr]

She was

[@Socceristhebestfrfr]

@@andrewwhite9095 FR

[@froggybug]

@@andrewwhite9095 her face. She didn’t favor her at all. She looks like an older version of Brandi.

[@damemarthafalker6738]

It's so difficult to pull off a successful Whitney biopic - for all the reasons why she became a star in the first place - she was extraordinary. It's hard to even mimic her brilliance effectively. The same theory can be applied to a possible Michael Jackson or Prince biographical film. They were just so unique and cemented in their individual personas. This became starkly clear after both men passed and there were tributary shows broadcast in their honor. Other stars performing Michael and Prince's songs, quite often, left much to be desired. Having said that, in recent memory, I believe Judy Davis playing Judy Garland and Marion Cotilliard as Edith Piaf were two noticeable stand-outs.

[@kevinharris3993]

How long is Pat Garland going to eat off of Whitney Houston? We didn't need the movie but Pat and Gary Garland have to pay bills and they would never think of getting a job.

[@ChristieCrownover]

I'm excited to see it! I've always loved Whitney and looking forward to seeing this. I will always remember back in like 88/89, we had to write to someone we looked up to in school, and I wrote to her, and got a signed picture and letter back,

[@Socceristhebestfrfr]

It's so good!!

[@jujutaylor2186]

Nick's face when Joseph mentioned a Janet biopic. 😄

[@jasondawson92]

Janet isn’t deceased biopic are for those who are deceased

[@pingunootnoot1838]

@@jasondawson92 says who?

[@mandymac74]

Let Whitney Rest In Peace!!!!! I just don’t understand why this is still a story. Don’t get me wrong, I did love to hear Houston sing but it is time to move on. Her life and death were both tragic. It is like reopening a wound over and over and over again and again. When I’m feeling patriotic I will watch her sing the Star Spangled Banner. NOTHING COMPARES to her singing that. I get goosebumps when I hear her sing it. Tamara Tunney will ALWAYS be Jessica from As the World Turns. It doesn’t matter what she has ever been in… I always say out loud “ there’s Jessica” I can’t help it. Merry Christmas

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

Tamara Tunie will always be the Medical Examiner, Melinda, for decades she spent on "Law & Order: SVU".

[@tradingguy1004]

You think she can’t rest in peace because people make a biopic like this? Are you serious? Come one, nobody is saying that when there are movies about Elvis, Aretha, Queen, Etc. Complaining and spreading negativity is always the easiest part…God is great enough to give Nippy the peace she deserves no matter of any movies here on earth!

[@antzvoli4577]

😂 I can see the picture of earth 🌎 spinning with three beams of light shooting from it!!! The good old days of As the World Turns! Fun fact Whitney Houston appeared on As the World turn--- find it here on KZbin!

[@Socceristhebestfrfr]

To be honest I really did like the Whitney movie it gave her a lot of attention and that's what she needed and I think it was great for her

[@antzvoli4577]

Speaking of As The World Turns-- Whitney was on 2 episodes in 1984 singing with Jermaine Jackson. That's one year before she came out with her album

[@JohnJohn-uz8ip]

You know you're fully immersed in the Fish Jelly Cinematic Universe when you think you've watched a brand new video before because you remember the Kasi Lemons story. Then you remember you heard it on the podcast. 🤣

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

🙌🏾

[@dtrn254]

Whitney fans were hoping to have their beliefs suspended, like when Jamie Foxx played Ray Charles. They wanted to look at an actress portray Whitney and feel like they were actually seeing her again in some way. I wonder will some people see this Whitney movie and get that experience.

[@agangleta5416]

I read Robyn Crawford's book some of what you guys have mentioned are very much shared in the book. I wonder how much of the book influenced the film script

[@Delta-hd4yu]

Robyn right the truth is out Bobby was just a beard to Whitney she used him and ruined him and her daughter because she was scared to be herself

[@barnabydwhiteaustin9223]

@@Delta-hd4yu she didn't Whitney was in love with BobbyRobin is just mad because she was in the rearview mirror and Whitney didn't want to be with 😂😂😂

[@nhenry76]

To be fair, we've seen the Bobby Brown drama ad nauseum, his movie, lifetime. There was also another documentary that came in theaters. We don't need to see that again. So I'm happy it's glossed over. I don't know why this was needed. again. What I wanna know that nobody talks about is her daughter dying the same way she died and her fiancee/Foster brother killing himself a couple years later. We need a Dateline investigation 🔎

[@whatsgoinontoday2371]

Whitney and Bobbi died similar both beat up and bruise then left in the tub I believe they were killed

[@dahomiee]

The Bobby Brown biopic is from his perspective though I want to dance with somebody film is from Pat Houston and Clive Davis's perspective

[@shelleymharper]

Can’t wait to see this, maybe on Christmas. (Yearly tradition to see a movie at the theater)

[@Socceristhebestfrfr]

It so good

[@damiansmyth]

Nick rolling his eyes at the mention of a Madonna bio pic is priceless. Love you guys x

[@leagavin2]

Ordering a crunchy sweatshirt for myself for Christmas!!

[@thefaithfulplanner5221]

I have to agree with your review felt the same way except Noamj was giving Brandy. I just kept seeing Brandy’s face 😂

[@LannieBass]

5 minutes in and I just noticed Joseph’s shirt. 😂

[@andrewwhite9095]

Tbh we’ll never see a true depiction of her life on the big screen at least because Clive is more focused on trying to show the brightest moments of her career vs what she was really dealing with behind closed doors.

[@happyhappyjoyjoy9795]

Many thanks for this 🌟 The actress who plays Whitney looks like the singer Brandy to me, who was close to Whitney. This makes me think if they may have wanted to cast Brandy to play Whitney but I can see Brandy declining the role, so they casted someone who looked like Brandy to play Whitney instead 😂

[@MsNastasiaB]

I concur, she def looks like Brandy Norwood.

[@jasondawson92]

So what I had a huge crush on both of them during the 90s had both of there albums

[@djk1mya]

A Flop as most Whitney real fans projected and are NOT surprised.. Finally close the book on her sister n law who wasn’t even known in the 1983-1993.. This film was literally beneath Lifetime ..casting that lead blew it she would be a great Roberta Flack..

[@jazzyangie9294]

She looks like Brandy!

[@atboptimistic-6853]

I’m Your Baby Tonight is her best video hands down. It pays homage to so many icons of the music and film industry.

[@HTownstylist253]

The trailer made me feel like this movie would gloss over a lot of her life similar to the way the Aretha Franklin movie with Jennifer Hudson did so I'm not interested in watching this Disney lollipop version of Whitney's life.

[@Ricardodiaz17762]

Same. I remember watching Respect in the theater seeing things happening and thinking: "So no one is gonna explain why that happened?". These "Disney-fied" biopics gotta stop.🤦‍♂️

[@djk1mya]

Is this Disney?

[@Ricardodiaz17762]

@@djk1mya No, to "Disney-fy" means to make a sanitized or inoffensive version of something.

[@joeybrite7088]

She didn't lip synch the whole thing. Naomi DID use some of her own voice in the beginning & blended to get the audience to buy in and then all Whitney's singing. I thought this was a fabulous performance and a bold move to show the reality of the lesbian relationship she had with Robin. Finally. That was big.

[@nobodysfool4444]

I am not surprised. I am currently working on a screenplay with the family of a much-loved dead celebrity and they want it all watered back to PG 13. But it was the 1970s! Everyone did drugs. They do not care. They don’t want to face the truth.

[@nancykerrigan]

They could also want more people to see it.

[@jmebabs]

I worked as an extra in this. A different few scenes. One being a recreation of her “It’s Not Right, But It’s Ok” music video. Did that make the cut? I’m seeing this tomorrow!

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

Yes

[@zeventine]

That’s so cool. Watched the movie today as it premiered in Sweden. It’s my favorite Whitney music video and I think the recreation was beautifully executed. So cool you were an extra in it 💚

[@jmebabs]

@@zeventine I’m actually quite nervous to see if I made the cut. I was soooo nervous to do it and embarrassed haha. So I hope I don’t look silly if I’m in it haha

[@jmebabs]

@@zeventine I saw it and saw myself in the video! Haha

[@zeventine]

@@jmebabs ooooooh congrats!!!!! 😍

[@jujutaylor2186]

People keep shitting on Bobby when it comes to Whitney. But let's be fair: He still breathing ..Bobby wasn't Whitney's addiction.

[@GreySox]

This is acknowledged in the movie.

[@Renee302976]

Thank you guys for your honest review of this movie 👏🏽

[@Socceristhebestfrfr]

I loved it

[@MrRuntsix]

THANK YOU I was trying to find either gays or women 50+ who reviewed the movie. Y'all saying exactly what I thought it would be lmaoo but I'm glad she's getting more exposure again. We can't let Whitney fade away!

[@michellecameron7492]

Hey guys! Thanks for entertaining me through this Houston traffic jam.

[@courtneyvalentine3560]

Love the Poetic Justice / Janet Jackson shirt ❤

[@indigoblues93]

Saw the film last night and ended up disliking it more than I thought I would 😫 such an obvious cash grab. The story felt rushed & poorly written. Don’t even get me started on the editing….. 😒

[@srn_2268]

I can honestly say my favorite scene out of the whole movie was the wedding scene. It was beautiful with the music.

[@brentmaxey20100]

I was really shocked with how she interacted with her drug dealer & got her drugs. It was this genius way of doing a business deal. I also think that her family being a producer on the film, really held back back they were willing to let be shown. Houston is one of my favorite artists & she truly was one of a kind, but the movie was very Lifetime & not great. We need a movie where it shows her true uprise & sad downfall.

[@beoverwait]

She looks more like Brandy, Yvonne orji and Heather headly. She looks like everyone except Whitney

[@karant1378]

Best film of 2022

[@musiclovers6884]

The plan was to originally make a tv series due to the budget they where given the plans had to be change

[@djk1mya]

Is this true?

[@musiclovers6884]

@@djk1mya yeas it’s confirmed in one of the articles that had a review about the movie

[@ejayg9376]

Can you provide a link? Please? Very interesting

[@musiclovers6884]

@@ejayg9376 I can try find the article it’s been a while

[@cuniqueness]

I appreciate the respectfulness of the film & she was so phenomenal maybe it would’ve been translated better on a series like the Versace series.

[@TechnicJunglist]

I'm tired of these pg-13 biopic's

[@campbellreither550]

She didn't lip sync. She sang along with the playback, when filming. But they used Whitney's vocals. I'm hoping her singing scenes are quite realistic.

[@leonverzuznoel636]

The person playing Robin should have played Anita Baker

[@marias8007]

i agree, there wasnt a defined story, just a bunch of moments stitched together. i like your idea of focusing on one thing, like the making of The Bodyguard - brilliant idea, so many what-ifs in that story

[@whatsgoinontoday2371]

I'm kind of annoyed that they keep messing up her bio Iike put some respect on it but be real... And I haven't seen the movie yet I'm taking y'all word for it... But I'm still going to see it for myself.... I feel like her fans would do a better bio on Whitney and discover new things ... DON'T let Hollywood do it No more.... Should've got BET Iike they did with the being Bobby Brown movie

[@tonybuc67]

I am 55 yrs old and was in my late teens when Whitney Houston came on the scene in 1985 (actually I knew her already since 1983 from duets she did with Teddy Pendergrass and Jermaine Jackson and TV spots she did on one of my favorite soap operas) I was and still am obsessed with her. To be fair Naomi Ackie is a pretty woman and got many of Whitney's mannerisms down when she mimed the live performances. However I am sorry - all I kept thinking was how much more stunning it would have been with a young woman who was as statuesque, slender, and willowy like the real Whitney was. Whitney was NOT a big ass, thick thighed girl. She was slender with long willowy arms and legs. A tiny waist and a beautiful apple shaped, curvy, yet slim ass. Look at her gorgeous slim, perky bottom in these tight pants in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZzHfnmjd9h7nac And also that gorgeous face - she had delicate features, high cheekbones, oval shaped face, gorgeous mouth with pouty, full lips - not fat lips. Go watch "You Give Good Love" video to see that gorgeous face and mouth I am talking about!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moqagaCOa7Sta5o I cannot help but be very partial to the real Whitney's true beauty because I was there when she first captured the world. You have to understand - Whitney Houston was a once in a lifetime or generation talent. Lots of beautiful women sing - but not like that - and a lot of the women that can sing DO NOT look like a supermodel. But Whitney was the jackpot - a gorgeous young woman who can blow the roof off with that angelic, clear, sweet as honey voice. That is why she was so magical - She did have it all. Sadly Naomi Ackie did not. But she tried her best.

[@marvinrichards8633]

Sorry but this seems a little too obsessive about the looks. Reading this feels like they would have needed to find a Whitney duplicate/twin; even if it means getting someone with no acting chops. I didn't find Ackie's looks distracting to a fault. But to each his own.

[@Nonname504]

I like your shirt Joseph! ❤

[@scorpiogrrl9]

Is it me or did they cast a really small Bobby Brown ? He plays the role well he just looked so small . Lol

[@sparkwill5337]

It should’ve been a tv series

[@DGrassE]

All I needed was your review. Thank you. I will not be watching this movie! Like Joesph said Whitney had a personality and great sense of humor that unfortunately I knew this actress wouldn’t be able to capture.Whitney Truely lived a double life in her public life and personal life. I don’t think this movie depicts Newark Whitney and the deeper story in her personal life. I would rather have Debra Wilson version of the Whitney movie 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴This is movie is a cash grab for PAT GARLAND🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

[@sparkwill5337]

Kasi dropped the ball on this I’m sorry

[@dannellvalenzuela6567]

I totally agree, tell it like it is, I loved her, but we want to know the truth, she was a human being and they need to quit watering everything down for real!!! Hollyweird is real good about watering down the truth!!!

[@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy]

I just watched this on Netflix. It wasn't nearly as awful as I predicted. You could tell everyone involved was giving their all.❤❤❤

[@sardaracampa1733]

It's like they've got the young Thelma from the TV series Good Times, to play Whitney Houston. Look at all the thumbnails that you see everywhere where they pose this girl in a position where she halfway looks like Whitney from a distance but she looks nothing like Whitney Houston. How hard could it have been to just get an actress that really looks like her especially since she's lip syncing anyway they should have helped out to get somebody that looks like her. I guarantee you had Katt Williams played Ray Charles instead of Jamie Foxx, the movie would not have been a hit at all!

[@tigerlilly9038]

....so this is the movie that Clive allowed the music to be licensed?

[@MiuMiu-dq6xt]

I love the groaning 😩 you guys are the greatest ❤❤🎉

[@heymistercarter.]

When it comes to these type films, I often refer to them as a "Wikipedia Biopic". In other words, whoever wrote the screenplay (or the director, or someone in the editing team) more turned the movie into essentially a bullet-point-by-bulllet-point synopsis of the big events of their life, with little insight or ideas of what made them really tick. So basically, stuff you can get off the person's Wikipedia page instead of actually seeing this movie. Also, I agree with others: why did they decide to make this movie PG-13? Especially when you go through all the stuff Whitney went through with Bobby Brown, that in itself would give the movie an R rating, or even be its own movie. Were they expecting another Bohemian Rhapsody out of this? Because I'm pretty sure people weren't on board with THAT movie being PG-13 either!

[@atboptimistic-6853]

She does look like Deborah or Yvonne!😂😂😂

[@SassyRaven]

Thank you for this review! It was very informative, thoughtful and helpful.

[@jasondawson92]

I love you Whitney Houston you make a thug wanna cry 😭

[@beautifulrosemary6565]

The movie is better because it focuses on her career more but it was tired. But even the Oprah interview sure said how she went on the run from Bobby with Bobby Christina. So yeah very lackluster.

[@darekdylo8993]

How they never put Dianne warrick in the film.

[@mostcreative3680]

This movie just feels like a propaganda film meant to keep Whitneys name out in the mainstream so that Sony can keep profiting off of her discography and likeness.

[@rainkid8807]

Spot in with the Yvonne orgj resemblance I couldn’t unsee it

[@andrewwhite9095]

A part of me is actually glad they glossed over those Atlanta years 03-07. The “Whitney” documentary gave enough insight on those lowest most ridiculed moments of her life. But i am curious to know how they’re going to address her vocal decline; if she was able to process the damage she’d done & was she really trying to get it back?

[@karant1378]

This biopic is an out and out celebration of Whitney Houston. A beautiful theatrical experience with THE VOICE.

[@jujutaylor2186]

I'll just listen to her albums. Thanks😊

[@whatsgoinontoday2371]

Just watch I want to dance with somebody and yes it did remind me of a upscale lifetime movie everything you guys said I agree on the movie was okay I really wish they would do justice to her with a bio but I don't think we're ever going to get that.... depressing

[@demonte5305]

Great review I think you said most of what I also thought, the movie while alright, was held back by its direction in the way they wanted to tell the story. I often was disappointed by some of the supporting performances bc as you said Naomi, and the actors who portrayed the parents KILLED it to the point where it was too noticeable in the difference of performance but man I just wish the production value should’ve been better bc I kept on noticing that the moments that SHOULD have felt more spectacular just like you said felt more “dull”

[@idawilcox5275]

Good video - Your voices are very calming. Must watch your other videos :)

[@atboptimistic-6853]

No boo… they had an affair. Clive told Jermaine to back off because he was married and she was falling for him.

[@RL_Williams]

Y'all, have some of the best and honest reviews! Not going to see it!

[@naynayhi93]

I think their depiction of her and Bobby was again, them showing how they feel about him. Give us the story not your feelings!!!

[@user-nt5pm7cp4q]

I was born in the 80s, always thought Whitney had the best voice but I didn't really watch her or got into her music. This movie made me interested in her and since then, I've been obsessively watching anything and everything Whitney. Lol. So yeah, y'all didn't need it but there's a whole generation of people who are just now really learning and wanting to learn about the legend that is Whitney Houston.

[@tbee1575]

Perfect review. I agree with everything you guys said. Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. Very underwhelming.

[@theprince_jay]

A lot of people don’t understand that there has been so many depictions that have completely just disrespected Whitney and her legacy , we all know the toxicity and everything that happened so why do we need to keep showcasing that Whitney was so much more then that, and I’m so glad they did gloss over it. We needed a film that would be respectful in this way. So tired of Hollywood treating her as if that was all to her story! As I’m fan this movie was beautifully done!!!

[@Johnnyiswhere]

Why even make the movie then? I could put on her concert film and call it a day.

[@drelle504]

If Hollywood is going to tell her story, they need to tell ALL of it. Why half-ass it?

[@Johnnyiswhere]

@@drelle504 because Whitney's family had a major say in how her story was told.

[@drelle504]

@@Johnnyiswhere That's the problem, especially Pat Houston.

[@Johnnyiswhere]

@@drelle504 Agreed

[@gayhomosexuallll]

Sounds like just another by the book biopic, and I’m so tired of those

[@thomasedmond8138]

Thanks for the honesty I’m 50 years old and it’s cool to hear what you said cause this movie is whitewashed and we really didn’t need it and the soundtrack is a hot ass mess I think they could a better movie based off of Bobby’s book and Robin’s book cause this is what Clive wanted it’s all smoke and mirrors

[@marias8007]

Seriously? No wonder Clive got the best actor in the movie, but I think naomi did a good job, hard to play such an iconic star

[@kjohnson5972]

I agree with everything you are saying. My favorite parts of the film were her and Robyn and her and Clives relationship.

[@QueenNaestar]

Just came from the AMC Dine-In. I was in tears damn near the whole movie. This was a really good movie to me. Just hearing that beautiful voice. The actress had Whitney's mannerisms and she did a great job. Overall I'm very pleased with this version of Whitney's story. Tje casting of Clive, Sissy Bobby was spot on.

[@ItsTifahTifah]

Yasss I saw this just now so now I can enjoy this video

[@froggybug]

Naomi looks like an older version of Brandi….right? Like she favors Whitney cause she’s black? 🤦🏾‍♀️🤣🤣

[@julienielsen4462]

She would be 20 in 1983.

[@lawaii2024]

Narada Michael Walden produced the song, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" as well as "How Will I Know". Some of his best anecdotes of Whitney's brilliance in the studio was simply left out of the biopic. Side eyes....

[@butterflylamb526]

I’ve been a fan since the 80’s when I was a little girl, and I was around to see Whitney’s growth, and I feelthe movie was rushed and they just skimmed over random parts of her life. This was not what I was expecting, and why on Earth would they cast a British actress to play an American woman!? No wonder she couldn’t pull it off. They should make a 25 season series of Whitney’s life where they cover every era of her life, that don’t only include all important milestone music and moments and interviews/ performances that we already know and have seen before, but show us something that we never knew before, more behind the scene moments as well. We didn’t learn anything new with this movie. They need to actually cast someone who resembles her more (I mean I know it’s hard to find another who is as beautiful as her, but they never even come close). A woman who carries herself the same way Whitney did, who can capture Whitney’s essence and embody the true spirit, persona/personality, characteristics, mannerisms, speaking voice as her. Whitney had more class and was more articulate than they portrayed her in this movie. Plus Naomi over-acted, at times it just seemed like a parody of Whitney. 🙄 And what I also noticed that Naomi’s legs were too thick wearing those leggings, Whitney was much thinner (in a good way). And the guy who played Bobby Brown looked like a stick figure compared to the real Bobby. The cast was all wrong. The only thing I liked about the movie was how they used Whitney’s real voice for the live performances. The only voice who came close to sounding like her was when they used the vocals of Debra Cox in the 2015 “ Whitney” movie that Angela Basset directed.

[@puspavelai8353]

🙄Didn't know of her relationships much, nor her need for drugs. But, I feel your review is justified in wanting it to delve deeper into how she navigated her life, with her choices. :)

[@beabravo6759]

Re: BoRap. I wanted the crazy rated R version that was Sacha Baron Cohen's plan!

[@jodigrayson280]

How was it so rushed and soooo long at the same time!!!!!

[@MLBIpa3032]

Agreed 100% on each point!

[@jujutaylor2186]

Please review Eve's Bayou for the criterion collection! I'm interested in yall's opinion on that film. Especially Nick's!

[@viethungtube]

Can’t wait ❤❤

[@elebea868]

All these biopics r just good for the music. They always make them look like they r all saints

[@Verbsdescribeus]

The same writer destroyed the stories of musical legends?! OMG!! This movie does not do any justice to Whitney s career! Nor did to Freddie s! Awful scripts!

[@JimmieJamOfTheDay]

I'm going to see this on Christmas day, but it's the Donna Summer biopic that I'm really wanting to see someday soon. Hopefully, that happens before I leave this world. She be my favorite. 😍

[@ellenekanem]

Kelly Rowland should pay that role!

[@middleofnowhere6752]

I don’t want to take anything from Naomi cause I think she was phenomenal but the story of the film weren’t for me her life was controversial and the fact that didn’t show that annoyed me

[@TheeOGBobby]

Enjoyed your review of the movie. Because I am a staunch Whitney fan, I am hesitant to see it. You guys hit it on the head and I’ve said it from the day I saw who was cast as Whitney--NAOMI AS LOOKS LIKE MOLLY FROM “INSECURE” DRESSING UP AS WHITNEY🤷🏾‍♂️ The wardrobe and music are A1! Naomi lacks the “shaky lip” vibrato when Whitney sang. My personal choice was JOY BRYANT. Still on the fence about this one, but again, I enjoyed you guys giving a review.

[@marymiller6188]

Joy Bryant would’ve been PERFECT!!!! Maybe if they finally get a good script she can play her