Review of Respect (2021) by Richard Roeper for Chicago Sun-Times — 10 Aug 2021
Respect is filled with memorable supporting turns, including Audra McDonald as Aretha’s mother and Saycon Sengbloh and Hailey Kilgore as her sisters, who were often in the background in more ways than one — but an old-fashioned show-business biopic such as this rises and falls on the talents of the lead, and it’s hard to imagine anyone in the world doing more justice to the legacy of Aretha Franklin than Jennifer Hudson.
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This review of Respect (2021) was written by Richard Roeper and published by Chicago Sun-Times on 10 Aug 2021.
Respect has generally received positive reviews.
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