Review of Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) by Mark Kennedy for The Associated Press — 21 Dec 2022
Ackie’s performance is something to be cheered, reaching for the the kind of authenticity that Andra Day channeled when she also tackled a doomed musical icon in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
” But so much clumsiness, scenes featuring unnaturally heightened drama with little insight and the compromised authenticity of the performances drag I Wanna Dance With Somebody down — ultimately, it’s not right but it’s just OK.
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This review of Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) was written by Mark Kennedy and published by The Associated Press on 21 Dec 2022.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody has generally received mixed reviews.
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