Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

  • Rated PG 13
  • 2hr 26m
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Kasi Lemmons

Producer:

Anthony McCarten, Pat Houston, Clive Davis

Writer:

Anthony McCarten

Release Date:

Dec 23, 2022

Runtime:

2hr 26m

Synopsis

I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career.

Cast

  • Naomi Ackie
  • Stanley Tucci
  • Nafessa Williams
  • Tamara Tunie
  • Clarke Peters
  • Ashton Sanders
  • Bria Danielle Singleton
  • Tanner Beard
  • Daniel Washington
  • Alana Monteiro

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#great
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#allthefeels
#inspiring
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Verified Review
#boring
#cliché

An incoherent montage of Whitney's life.

4 of 4 helpful votes
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#lovestory
#datenight
#truestory
#great
#greatcast

Awesome Movie! Focusing on her great Music & Career and not the Tragedy. Songs bring back great memories!

4 of 4 helpful votes
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Metacritic

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Based on 44 Critics
6.0

USER SCORE (25)

Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Reviews
25
Dec 29, 2022

I wanna feel the HEAT … but I don’t. On the contrary, the animatronic new Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” left me shivering from a gust of arctic air as it so clinically and lazily examines the tragic life of the famous singer.

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Metacritic review by Johnny Oleksinski
Johnny Oleksinski
New York Post
25
Dec 29, 2022

The indelible, unmatched voice of Houston may live on, but I Wanna Dance with Somebody lacks the ingredients of what made Houston a force that permanently altered every person who truly heard her.

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Metacritic review by Robert Daniels
Robert Daniels
RogerEbert.com
50
Dec 22, 2022

There are only clichés in this rise-and-fall material, with the sole distinctive wrinkle being the weight given to the rise versus the fall.

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Metacritic review by Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
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