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Whitney
The movie chronicles the turbulent marriage between the iconic singer, actress, producer and model Whitney Houston who skyrockets to fame and R&B artist Bobby Brown from the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity.
31 January 1996, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
18 March 1982, Detroit, Michigan, USA
4 December 1989, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 March 1986, Newport Beach, California, USA
November 30, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
18 March 1959, New York City, New York, USA
18 July 1972, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
12 July 1959, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
12 April 1957, Chicago, Illinois, USA
January 15, 2015
This story is limited in range, refuses to test any boundaries and is content to remain in a safe middle range without ever soaring to heights that might thrill. And because of that, not even the most devoted Whitney Houston fan will always love this.
January 15, 2015
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.
January 15, 2015
A successful directorial debut for Angela Bassett.
January 20, 2015
A disappointing story that feels superficial and unfinished.
January 19, 2015
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.
January 23, 2015
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?
January 16, 2015
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.
January 20, 2015
While the wisdom of Whitney's premise is debatable, Bassett's execution is confident and thoughtful.
January 20, 2015
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.
January 20, 2015
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.
January 15, 2015
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.
January 20, 2015
In the end, you really are better off with the YouTube videos.
