Loved it. Went to watch it with my mum and grandma, who are both giant lovers of Aretha's works. I just knew her songs.
Personally it was deep, clear storyline (from childhood to adulthood, no jumping back and forth), but I think the directiong, as mentioned by other reviewers, is indeed a mess.
The transitions between decades and ages come too suddendly and I never was on track, until a scene from her birthday party, that how old she was for example.
For a music artist biographical flim, it was lacking in her personal thoughts, problems inside her head and instead it concentrated too much around her life on building the musical career. I would have loved to see more of the scenes that revealed her deepest moments outside of the music business and family, but they just flew over too quickly.
The black actors all were on their point, serious (as it should for a biography), most white guys (except Mr. Wexler and his Bernie-Brooklyn accent) seemed like they would have been better at some cheap comedy movie. It was disappointing and killed the vibe.
But, rest of the movie was inspirational for me, relatable in many ways, even for a white man like me. I think Aretha was such a main character and big personality, that it compensated for bad or less seen supporting roles. And a lot of semi-ironical humor, that made me smirk a bit.
Bless her soul.
Personally it was deep, clear storyline (from childhood to adulthood, no jumping back and forth), but I think the directiong, as mentioned by other reviewers, is indeed a mess.
The transitions between decades and ages come too suddendly and I never was on track, until a scene from her birthday party, that how old she was for example.
For a music artist biographical flim, it was lacking in her personal thoughts, problems inside her head and instead it concentrated too much around her life on building the musical career. I would have loved to see more of the scenes that revealed her deepest moments outside of the music business and family, but they just flew over too quickly.
The black actors all were on their point, serious (as it should for a biography), most white guys (except Mr. Wexler and his Bernie-Brooklyn accent) seemed like they would have been better at some cheap comedy movie. It was disappointing and killed the vibe.
But, rest of the movie was inspirational for me, relatable in many ways, even for a white man like me. I think Aretha was such a main character and big personality, that it compensated for bad or less seen supporting roles. And a lot of semi-ironical humor, that made me smirk a bit.
Bless her soul.
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