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Video Review – I Wanna Dance With Somebody lets down the iconic Whitney Houston

December 22, 2022 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with a video review of the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody…

Trying to capture the iconic Whitney Houston is no easy task. The new biopic film, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, feels too hollow and rushed to capture the singer’s essence. 

Our critic EJ Moreno dives into why I Wanna Dance With Somebody captures the performances perfectly but forgets the story’s human elements.

Check out the review below, and be sure to follow us on YouTube for more reviews, exclusive interviews, and other video content…

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I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, written by Academy Award nominee Anthony McCarten, produced by legendary music executive Clive Davis and starring BAFTA Award winner Naomi Ackie, the film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before. Don’t you wanna dance?

Joining Naomi Ackie in the cast of I Wanna Dance with Somebody are Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, and Clarke Peters.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody arrives in cinemas on December 23rd.

 

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Ashton Sanders, Clarke Peters, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Kasi Lemmons, Nafessa Williams, Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Tamara Tunie, Whitney Houston

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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