Review of Lady Sings the Blues (1972) by Brotha Lawrence — 17 Jul 2008

THIS MOVIE WAS GUD... MANY PEOPLE DONT KNOW ABOUT THIS MOVIE.

This review of Lady Sings the Blues (1972) was written by Brotha Lawrence on 17 Jul 2008.

Lady Sings the Blues has generally received positive reviews.

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By Kenneth L (949) on 10 Nov 2009

A standard biopic about the rise of singer Billie Holiday and her eventual demise, Lady Sings the Blues has enough surprises to hold audiences…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 19 Jul 2009

Diana does an Excellent portrayal of Billiy…

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By Stella D (433) on 06 Feb 2010

I'm a big fan of billie and she deserves a better film. this is dated, cliched, too long and hardly better than a tv movie…

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By Angel M (666) on 03 Jan 2010

I Feel like im In candyland :) I Get a little Tickel in my hart when I see Movies like this…

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By Guillaume H (214) on 06 Feb 2018

It is a shame that most of her life story has been twisted; all the drama was there in the real world, why did they have to add and substract…

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By Andrea (72) on 07 Jun 2008

Diana Ross did a excellent job playing Billie Holiday. She was an heroin addict, but it tells a good summery how her life was as a singer as well…

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By Owen J (85) on 29 Mar 2008

Really enjoyed this as a fan of Lady Day. Could of been a bit more grimy though and it needed more Richard Pryor…

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By Rod M (77) on 27 Mar 2008

Gotta Love Piano Man. Early Richard Pryor. Diana was great. I prefer her versions of some of the songs in the movie…

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By Mechelle R (3) on 13 Jul 2008

She is remarked about her 'voice' how differnt it was from Billy, even the potrayal..I still love this move…

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By I Love U 2 Rejaye;) (1) on 08 Jun 2008

My all Time Favorite Movie...will watch it any time it's on tv…

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