Review of The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) by Liam Lacey for Original-Cin — 02 Mar 2021
The problems with The United States vs Billie Holiday aren’t about Day’s creditable performance, but pretty much everything that happens around it. That includes Pulitzer-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ time-hopping, confusing script and Daniels’ direction, which is both feverishly pulpy and stilted and laden.
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This review of The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) was written by Liam Lacey and published by Original-Cin on 02 Mar 2021.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday has generally received mixed reviews.
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