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TrailerThe story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.Actors: Queen Latifah, Oliver Platt, Michael Kenneth Williams, Bryan Greenberg, Khandi Alexander, Tika Sumpter, Terence Rosemore, Mike Epps, Charles S. Dutton, MoNique, Tory Kittles, ...»Director: Dee ReesCountry: United StatesDuration: 115 minQuality: HDRelease: 2015IMDb: 6.7Rating(1) Voted0 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Bessie SmithPlayed by: Queen Latifah
Jack GeePlayed by: Michael Kenneth Williams
Ma RaineyPlayed by: Mo'Nique -
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Critic Reviews of "Bessie"
New York TimesDecember 03, 2015Bessie shows us an assortment of moments from that life but doesn't really make us feel it, despite Queen Latifah's best efforts.
Uncle BarkyDecember 03, 2015It fleshes out Bessie Smith to a degree but certainly not in full measure. Latifah and Rainey can sure sing out, though. It's a pleasure to watch and hear them wail in a film that otherwise doesn't quite cut it.
NewsdayDecember 03, 2015Well-made biopic absent a whole lot of music and -- as a result -- much emotional resonance.
VarietyDecember 03, 2015Bessie isn't a perfect movie. But for HBO's purposes, it's a big-time noisemaker - one with the kind of show-stopping work that, when they start handing out trophies, isn't likely to leave its star singin' the blues.
San Francisco ChronicleDecember 03, 2015Bessie boasts powerful performances and a chance to hear the early blues popularized by Smith and her mentor, Ma Rainey.
Washington PostDecember 03, 2015A thoughtful and at times stirring example of how a film can add texture to a legendary figure.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)June 02, 2015Presents the powerhouse vocalist as a blues belter in more ways than one -- a pugnacious scrapper with a fierce streak of racial pride, a sexual appetite that crossed gender lines and a hair-trigger temper that sometimes served her well...
culturevulture.netMay 23, 2015... give Bessie a try ... to see Queen Latifah's performance and learn a bit about Bessie Smith's life and times, and turn in off if and when it starts to drag.
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteMay 14, 2015The story is so intent on covering the title character's life almost in its entirety that character motivations suffer.
The PlaylistMay 12, 2015"Bessie" knows all the right words, but hasn't quite learned how to sing them just yet.
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