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Whitney: Can I Be Me
Description
Four years after the death of Whitney, filmmaker Nick Broomfield goes in search of the forces that made and then destroyed the singer who has been described as having one of the greatest voices of the last 50 years.
Four years after the death of Whitney, filmmaker Nick Broomfield goes in search of the forces that made and then destroyed the singer who has been described as having one of the greatest voices of the last 50 years.
Actors:
John Russell Houston Jr.,
Ellin Lavar,
Kevin Costner,
Peter Cetera,
David Foster,
Johnny Carson,
Diane Sawyer
John Russell Houston Jr.
Ellin Lavar
Kevin Costner
18 January 1955, Lynwood, California, USA
Peter Cetera
13 September 1944, Chicago, Illinois, USA
David Foster
1 November 1949, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Johnny Carson
23 October 1925, Corning, Iowa, USA
Diane Sawyer
22 December 1945, Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
Genre:
Musical, Documentary
Country:
United States, United Kingdom
Keywords:
#Bobbi Kristina Brown #Bobby Brown #Nick Broomfield #Rudi Dolezal #Whitney Can I Be Me #Whitney Houston
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August 16, 2017
[A] sharp, well-edited film ...
September 06, 2017
The film is far from prurient.
August 17, 2017
Can I Be Me treats its subject with a reverence that's a bit too delicate.
August 25, 2017
While the documentary offers strong concert performances and an array of opinions on her enormous talent and tragic demise from those in her band, her entourage, friends and family, it contains no major revelations.
September 06, 2017
Whitney Houston's majestic voice sadly takes second place to her baleful decline.
August 17, 2017
"Whitney's" story makes for strong and compelling viewing even though it has something of a cobbled together feel to it.
August 18, 2017
Whitney itself operates on two levels -- delivering another cautionary tale about the price of fame, but also a tribute to a voice so big and buoyant that it continues to echo long after her death.
August 24, 2017
By the end ... you won't feel you know anything new about Houston's life. "Can I Be Me" just raises questions.
August 18, 2017
As is often the case in documentaries like this, absorbing all those details as part of one, tightly edited story gives them an impact they lack when digested in individual pieces over time.
August 18, 2017
It's no surprise that Nick Broomfield finds little use for the moments of unabashed triumphalism in Houston's life, as he's doggedly fixated on the humiliating swan dive.
August 17, 2017
A surprisingly conventional, dutifully respectful behind-the-scenes portrait of Whitney Houston's rise and struggles with fame and drugs before her death at 48.
August 18, 2017
It crafts a heartbreaking narrative through found footage, including never-before-seen interviews, performances and clips that address everything from her intimate relationship with best friend Robyn Crawford to her tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown.
