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Whitney
Directed by
Angela Bassett
TV-14
2015
90m
Biography
,
Drama
,
and more
5.0
47%
39%
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A chronicle of Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
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Cast of Whitney
Yaya DaCosta
Whitney Houston
Arlen Escarpeta
Bobby Brown
Suzzanne Douglas
Cissy Houston
Wesley Jonathan
Babyface
Nafessa Williams
Kim
Mark Rolston
Clive Davis
James A. Watson, Jr
John Houston
Saundra McClain
Aunt Bae
Reign Morton
Eddie Murphy
Billy 'Sly' Williams
Pastor Marvin Winans
LaNease Adams
Club Girl
Bree Condon
Secretary / Ruth
Yolonda Ross
Robyn Crawford
Whitney Reviews
Newsday
Verne Gay
DaCosta, a former America's Next Top Model contestant, instead captures the butterfly -- or the one people fell in love with in the first place.
New York Daily News
David Hinckley
So "Whitney" is an odd mix. The love feels real, and you begrudge them none of it. Yet the problems are just as real, and it's hard to see what could have averted them.
AV Club
Joshua Alston
While the wisdom of Whitney's premise is debatable, Bassett's execution is confident and thoughtful.
Boston Herald
Jed Gottlieb
The movie needs a rewrite and reshoot or just Whitney Houston's voice belting out "I Will Always Love You." Or it needs to be ignored.
Common Sense Media
Melissa Camacho
A disappointing story that feels superficial and unfinished.
NPR
Linda Holmes
In the end, you really are better off with the YouTube videos.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Matt Zoller Seitz
There's something pure and insightful about how [Angela] Bassett's camera looks at this couple as they flirt, rut, marry, fight, talk about their careers, and experience wild ups and downs, including moments of professional resentment or jealousy.
Boston Globe
Sarah Rodman
While neither overly salacious or reverent, Whitney ... lacks dynamism in telling the tale of a very dynamic life, and falls short of illuminating anything about Houston that both diehard fans and casual observers of pop culture didn't already know.
Variety
Brian Lowry
Working from a script by Shem Bitterman, Bassett manages to make both of her leads relatively sympathetic, and to keep the story moving even when not a lot is happening.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Wiegand
It's not bad, thanks largely to a stellar performance by YaYa DaCosta and modestly successful direction by actress Angela Bassett, making her directorial debut.
The Hollywood Reporter
Allison Keene
A successful directorial debut for Angela Bassett.
Essence
Mekeisha Madden Toby
Either change the name of the movie to Whitney and Bobby or give viewers more than a few hits, wigs and giggles. Give us more Whitney Houston.
Complex
Michael Arceneaux
The movie isn't terrible, but it's not especially good either. If the goal was to give Bobby's side of events: flawless victory.
The Daily Beast
Kevin Fallon
Lifetime's Whitney Houston biopic was confusingly bland, and we're not happy about it.
Paste Magazine
Keri Lumm
Here's the thing, as far as standard Lifetime movies go, this was a decent film. But the question is, does Whitney Houston deserve just 'decent,' or does she deserve an HBO miniseries, or a Hollywood film?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Maria Sciullo
With so much of this family's lives on display, including that of the couple's only child, Bobbi Kristina, it's hard to really buy into the story writer Shem Bitterman is selling.
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