Despite the disapproval given the movie by the late Whitney Houston’s family last year, fans say Angela Bassett did a fantastic job with the biopic, Whitney, her directorial debut. This is coming after the January 17 premier play.
Fans immediately landed on social media, praising Bassett for getting it right, despite the movie’s disapproval from late Houston’s family.
Whitney’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, slammed Bassett when she wasn’t called up to be part of the cast. She even called the veteran actress ‘a man’ in a series of nasty Tweets.
One fan wrote: “@ChristianKeyes: It’s easy to criticise… It should be just as easy to give credit where it’s due. There is some good acting in this #WhitneyMovie.”
Another wrote: “@Breshawebb: The #WhitneyMovie was AWESOME! Congrats @ImAngelaBassett and the entire cast! @theyayadacosta you were breathtaking! I know #Whitneys proud!”
Whitney starts the legend singer’s story in 1989, when she meets estranged ex-husband, Bobby Brown (played by Arlen Escarpeta), who asks a young Whitney (Yaya Dacosta) out. It’s pretty much love at first sight, but as we know, Whitney and Bobby’s high profile relationship crumbled in front of the public eye, as the film shows.
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