Nina

RLJ Entertainment | Release Date: April 22, 2016

5.9	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Ratings

USER RATING DISTRIBUTION

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Watch Now

Stream On

Buy on

Stream On

Expand

Review this movie

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Please sign in or create an account before writing a review.

Check box if your review contains spoilers

0 characters (5000 max)

User Reviews

User score By date Most helpful

NikolayGAug 8, 2016

A tour de force for Zoe Saldana, who actually does all the singing in this film; this is easily the best performance of her career. She deserves an Oscar for this movie. The pc complaints that she is somehow donning "black face" because herA tour de force for Zoe Saldana, who actually does all the singing in this film; this is easily the best performance of her career. She deserves an Oscar for this movie. The pc complaints that she is somehow donning "black face" because her skin was darkened and features altered for the role, is absurd. Black face is designed to mock black people. It's supposed to look fake. The efforts the filmmakers went to to make Zoe appear more like her subject is not unlike similar efforts implemented in any number of other films, such as some starring Daniel Day-Lewis. People who simply wanted an actress who was a carbon copy of what Nina Simone looked like on the outside without regard to acting ability or - and this is most critical - singing ability, are being frankly ridiculous, and those who cry racism should be ashamed of themselves. It would have been likely impossible to get anyone other than Zoe fit for this role in both singing and acting ability. To use Nina's own tracks would have been too fake and unnatural stuck into an actress's mouth like some old 50s musical. Zoe had the guts to go for this and luckily, incredibly, the voice to pull it off. If you have any interest in Zoe or Nina Simone you should watch this movie. It follows Nina Simone in the 1990s as she's trying to recover from her abuse of alcohol and her other issues, to make a comeback, incorporating several flashbacks from her younger years. A fascinating portrait.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

All this user's reviews

MattBrady99Apr 26, 2016

For those who are expecting this review to only talk about the racial controversy that this movie faced or ask "why this movie was made" type of review, then please look somewhere else, because people have already beaten me to thoseFor those who are expecting this review to only talk about the racial controversy that this movie faced or ask "why this movie was made" type of review, then please look somewhere else, because people have already beaten me to those criticisms. This movie was destined to fail - with it being filmed in 2012 and is now getting released is just many signs a bad movie. And people thought this was going to respectfully capture the life of Nina Simone.

Zoe Saldana was decent in the role and I thought her singing vocals was pretty good. Unfortunately, the movie itself is so boring and so bland to look at.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

All this user's reviews

Aj_GozAug 28, 2020

Nina Simone deserved better... much better. The casting from the get-go, threw me off. The period of her life they chose to focus on was another questionable item, especially since there’s not much out there cinematically that explores theNina Simone deserved better... much better. The casting from the get-go, threw me off. The period of her life they chose to focus on was another questionable item, especially since there’s not much out there cinematically that explores the true impact of her person and works on her generation and beyond. I don’t think this movie should be re-made but Nina’s multi-faceted story does need to be retold.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

All this user's reviews