Review of What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) by Sahar S — 12 Nov 2009

Beautiful Angel Bassett!!! Great job depicting the life of legendary Tina Turner!! Truely-- what's love got to do with it?!

This review of What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) was written by Sahar S on 12 Nov 2009.

What's Love Got to Do with It has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Linzi H (92) on 05 May 2012

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