Review of What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) by Mã©Lissa A — 22 Mar 2010

This film is just amazing, Angela Bassett plays the role of Tina to a T!

This review of What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) was written by Mã©Lissa A on 22 Mar 2010.

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

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By Gene Siskel (446) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 28 Jul 2013

The movie is far from perfect — it has the kind of clunky, episodic script that has bedeviled just about every musical biopic in history…

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Simply the best! Should've gotten the Oscar but white folks wasnt ready to give it up, even though it was nominated 6 times…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 28 Jul 2013

Their nuanced performances give a spectrum of emotional shadings to a black-and-white script that casts Tina as the Beauty to Ike's unreconstructed…

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By Nostressimloved B (4) on 05 Sep 2013

This the movie omg yes true story the lesson is when you've done all you can just stand up for something…

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By Joyce J (121) on 21 Apr 2012

Compelling, I thought angela bassett shouldve recieved an academy award. and lawrence fishburne also. they both gave realism to the roles…

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By Alexander R (536) on 06 Aug 2013

Excellent acting and a fascinating real life story make this an emotional tale. The music doesn't hurt either…

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 07 Dec 2012

Standard film, mediocre, nothing further, worth one watch or two…

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By Stefano C (730) on 25 Jul 2018

I think is a good movie, especially because I don't like Tina Tuner at all, but still I've enjoyed it…

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By Jay Carr (837) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 17 Dec 2019

You may not respect What’s Love Got to Do With It, but enjoying it is inescapable…

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By Wild Willie N (184) on 14 Jul 2012

Good history of Tina Turner's life. Good acting for Angela Bassett and Lawernce Fishbourne's best movie…

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