Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: December 23, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 44 Critic Reviews
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37
Washington PostThomas FloydDec 21, 2022
Despite clocking in at nearly 2½ hours, “I Wanna Dance” barely scratches the surface of its celestial subject and the figures in her orbit. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshDec 29, 2022
It’s a film that ultimately feels less like a celebration and more like further exploitation of the star, leaving us all with much more unsettling questions about Houston’s life and legacy. Sadly, the disappointing “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” doesn’t let Whitney rest in peace. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleJenny NulfDec 21, 2022
The film retroactively makes Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis look like a masterpiece for actually trying to be bedazzling and insane, because Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody is so stale it might as well have been shoved directly onto a streaming platform to wither away forgotten – unlike Houston’s discography, which will be remembered for decades to come. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsDec 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. Read full review
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New York PostJohnny OleksinskiDec 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. Read full review
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SlashfilmMike ShuttDec 21, 2022
This is just another run-of-the-mill, dramatically limp music biopic meant to be pure brand management. There are so many scenes of Naomi Ackie lip-synching full performances of these songs, and all you can say is, "Yeah, Whitney Houston was such a great singer." I don't need this movie to know that. I can just stay home and listen to her, which is an infinitely more rewarding experience. Read full review
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