Review of Whitney (2018) by Penda T — 20 Jul 2018

Honest.. Telling.. But there is so much more to unlock.

This review of Whitney (2018) was written by Penda T on 20 Jul 2018.

Whitney has generally received positive reviews.

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By John Mcdonald (26) for Australian Financial Review (26) on 25 Oct 2018

The singer who hits the heights and the depths is a showbiz stereotype, but there may never have been a performer who soared so high and sank so low…

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By Lynden Barber (66) for Limelight (63) on 26 Jul 2018

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5 stars for Whitney -negative 5 for slamming Deedee Warwick who was out as a lesbian and blamed for being a molester…

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By Craig Dylan W (187) on 24 Jul 2018

While there surely is no need for 2 documentaries about the life and death of Whitney Houston in under 12 months; having seen both, I can say…

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By Matt Glasby (349) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 22 Jul 2018

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Here is a bells and whistles pop morality tale, but here, too, is a quietly moving, thoughtfully told story of a woman who had everything except…

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By Dominick Suzanne-Mayer (260) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 23 Jul 2018

By the time Whitney reaches the point it inevitably must, Macdonald’s film stands as an archive of how preventable Houston’s passing truly was…

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By Dom Sinacola (87) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 18 Jul 2018

For every overgeneralization Macdonald leans into or too-obvious historic parallels he lets fly, there is a corresponding performance, ebullient…

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By Cocolino18Simon (1) on 31 Jul 2018

Who will respect the opinion of some troll( 15-16-years old for sure) who call himself duddy5698? Hey, duddy go and hide yourself somewhere…

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