Review of Whitney (2018) by Ginak — 09 Jul 2018

If you are a Whitney Houston fan, this biographical film is a must-see. It tells the story of her life and family in great detail and covers “controversial” issues, including a lesbian friend and the possibility she was abused as a child.

It also makes some attempt to show when she lived in America, but not how she might have been affected by what was going on in the country at the time. There is no narration and very little musical context, but I have to praise the makers of the film for their diligence in assembling her story in such detail.

I knew very little about WH before seeing this film, so I was not bored, but I also missed getting any real insight into the artist or the person.