Personal Name:
Ackie, Naomi.
Imprint:[United States] : Columbia (Usa), 2023.
Note:A feature film about the late musical icon, Whitney Houston. Naomi Ackie stars as Whitney Houston in the musical biopic, which is based on the epic life and music of the iconic singer. Directed by Kasi Lemmons and written by Academy Award Nominee Anthony McCarten, the film will take audiences on an emotional, energetic journey through Houston's career and music. Includes French audio description track.
Note:"It manages, even while being unapologetically entertaining, to feel like an honest reckoning with all the things we didn't want to know about Houston at her fame's height."--Time Magazine
Note:"Ackie has a light touch, and a convincing handle on every stage of the life she's depicting."--Chicago Tribune
Note:"I Wanna Dance with Somebody" is the kind of lavishly impassioned all-stops-out biopic you either give into or you don't - and if you do, you may find yourself getting so emotional, baby."--Variety
