Whitney - Una voce diventata leggenda
Titolo originale: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
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La vita è la carriera della cantautrice Whitney Houston.La vita è la carriera della cantautrice Whitney Houston.La vita è la carriera della cantautrice Whitney Houston.
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- QuizWhitney Houston's voice is used for 95% of the singing.
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Clive Davis: Would you be willing to postpone your wedding to make a movie?
[Hands over a script]
Whitney Houston: The Bodyguard ? What's it about ?
Clive Davis: A world-famous singer and her difficult relationship with her bodyguard.
Whitney Houston: [Tosses script into a trash bin, then pauses] Who's the bodyguard ?
Clive Davis: Kevin Costner.
[Whitney Houston quickly reaches down and retrieves the script]
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Written by Sandy Linzer & David Wolfert
Performed by Whitney Houston
Courtesy of Arista Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody is a bit hit and miss for me.
The big hit is Naomi Ackie's performance. I was completely transported and absorbed by her portrayal of Whitney, and thought she handled the role perfectly. Obviously the music was always going to be great so that's another real point in this film's favour.
The miss for me comes in the form of the structure and storytelling. There is always a balance to strike in a musical biopic between how much you focus on the music and how much you focus on the person. For me this film got this balance wrong and spent too long showing full performances of Whitney and showing off her voice. We know she had an incredible voice, and as great as it is to hear it over and over, I would have liked to dig down into the woman herself even more.
When we dig down into her personal life, her relationship with Bobby Brown, her relationship with her mother and father, her treatment by the press and her drug issues, everything felt very surface level. Particularly the latter two.
I appreciate that the film perhaps didn't want to tread too heavily down these dark avenues which is entirely reasonable, but it does mean the film lacks punch at times. As a result the highs are never particularly high and the lows are never too low which diminishes the impact of the film.
I did also think that the film was a tad too long and could have been trimmed by 10 minutes at least.
Considering there are so many musical biopics these days I can't help but compare this film to others that have hit the screens in recent years such as Elvis, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, and this is easily lagging behind in this pack. Still, it boasts a terrific performance from Ackie, a great soundtrack, and several powerful moments. However as a whole the film does feel rather muted.
The big hit is Naomi Ackie's performance. I was completely transported and absorbed by her portrayal of Whitney, and thought she handled the role perfectly. Obviously the music was always going to be great so that's another real point in this film's favour.
The miss for me comes in the form of the structure and storytelling. There is always a balance to strike in a musical biopic between how much you focus on the music and how much you focus on the person. For me this film got this balance wrong and spent too long showing full performances of Whitney and showing off her voice. We know she had an incredible voice, and as great as it is to hear it over and over, I would have liked to dig down into the woman herself even more.
When we dig down into her personal life, her relationship with Bobby Brown, her relationship with her mother and father, her treatment by the press and her drug issues, everything felt very surface level. Particularly the latter two.
I appreciate that the film perhaps didn't want to tread too heavily down these dark avenues which is entirely reasonable, but it does mean the film lacks punch at times. As a result the highs are never particularly high and the lows are never too low which diminishes the impact of the film.
I did also think that the film was a tad too long and could have been trimmed by 10 minutes at least.
Considering there are so many musical biopics these days I can't help but compare this film to others that have hit the screens in recent years such as Elvis, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, and this is easily lagging behind in this pack. Still, it boasts a terrific performance from Ackie, a great soundtrack, and several powerful moments. However as a whole the film does feel rather muted.
- ethanbresnett
- 10 gen 2023
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- 45.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 23.708.080 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 4.700.450 USD
- 25 dic 2022
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- 59.806.881 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 24 minuti
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- 2.39 : 1
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