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Whitney: Can I Be Me
TrailerFour 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.Genre: Musical, DocumentaryActors: Whitney Houston, Sharlotte Gibson, Kirk Whalum, Gary Houston, Cissy Houston, John Russell Houston Jr., Ellin Lavar, Michael Houston, Robyn Crawford, Clive Davis, Bobby Brown, ...»Director: Nick Broomfield, Rudi DolezalCountry: United States, United KingdomDuration: 105 minQuality: HDRelease: 2017IMDb: 6.80 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Critic Reviews of "Whitney: Can I Be Me"
TIME MagazineAugust 18, 2017It 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.
CNN.comAugust 18, 2017Whitney 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.
New York Magazine/VultureAugust 18, 2017As 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.
New York TimesAugust 17, 2017A surprisingly conventional, dutifully respectful behind-the-scenes portrait of Whitney Houston's rise and struggles with fame and drugs before her death at 48.
Los Angeles TimesAugust 17, 2017"Whitney's" story makes for strong and compelling viewing even though it has something of a cobbled together feel to it.
Movie TalkSeptember 06, 2017Whitney Houston's majestic voice sadly takes second place to her baleful decline.
Paste MagazineAugust 25, 2017While 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.
Los Angeles Daily NewsAugust 24, 2017By the end ... you won't feel you know anything new about Houston's life. "Can I Be Me" just raises questions.
Slant MagazineAugust 18, 2017It'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.
Film Journal InternationalAugust 17, 2017Can I Be Me treats its subject with a reverence that's a bit too delicate.
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