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By Alex V (837) on 20 Jun 2015

Mo'Nique is the reason I watched. Surprised at the musicality of the darling Latifah. Enjoyable. Indulging…

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By Ken L (247) on 05 Jun 2015

Covered the bio through most of her primary relationships in her carreer. Gave a good sampling of her biggest hits…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 01 Jun 2015

Presents the powerhouse vocalist as a blues belter in more ways than one -- a pugnacious scrapper with a fierce streak of racial pride, a sexual…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 28 May 2015

A nice HBO movie with a great performance from Queen Laifiah, Monique, and Kenneth Michael Williams…

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By Sarah B (1,309) on 24 May 2015

Terrific film, gorgeous cinematography, writing, and superb direction by Dee Rees…

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By Emily S. Mendel (53) for culturevulture.net (793) on 22 May 2015

give Bessie a try…

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By Lenard G (4) on 18 May 2015

Queen Latifah just proved why she's called Queen with this performance…

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By Alex Mclevy (31) for AV Club (2,778) on 17 May 2015

In a cast full of strong performances, Queen Latifah stuns. Quite simply, it's the finest performance she's ever given…

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By Carol R (125) on 15 May 2015

Great movie....a great depiction of the time and era of a few blues greats!!! The acting and singing was spot on…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 14 May 2015

A flawed drama that nonetheless warrants a look simply because of the bright spotlight it gives the underrated talents of star Queen Latifah,…

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By Rob Owen (19) for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (258) on 13 May 2015

The story is so intent on covering the title character's life almost in its entirety that character motivations suffer…

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By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 11 May 2015

Bessie knows all the right words, but hasn't quite learned how to sing them just yet…

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By David Rooney (943) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 10 May 2015

This is a smartly observed, understated biographical drama that sidesteps hagiography and treats its complex subject with integrity…

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