Whitney Movie: The Redemption Of Bobby Brown

Of all the magnanimous accomplishments of the late great Whitney Houston, the greatest by far HAD to be her tumultuous love story with Bobby Brown. Or so I thought once plugged into the Lifetime Biopic: 'Bobby'...I mean 'Whitney'. I was confused as to why the movie was named solely for Whitney when she was the co-star to Bobby's lead? And lest we forget the insinuation that she was Bobby's downfall and he was a wayward angel who'd lost his way. He's redeemed time and time again yet where is Whitney's redemption? She needs to give a holy read to every last one of those fools.

Whitney was an acclaimed singer, loved and adored by so many, yet she couldn't have one decent conversation with another woman that didn't revolve around Bobby?!? I can't even begin to FATHOM why anyone thought this was okay? It has to fail the Bechdel Test that states that two women HAVE to talk about something other than a man...yet it made it to air. But then again, the family was against the film and it made it to air so what's a few broken rules thrown in the mix?

The only saving grace of this picture was the award worthy performance of Yaya DaCosta, whose portrayal of Whitney was spot on, down to the mannerisms during her performances. Little though we saw of her...and speaking of performances...Deborah Cox did the best that she could. I, first and foremost, do appreciate that they found a real singer to sing the songs (Kudos to Yaya for that awesome lip synching job). But love Deb Cox though I may, she's not Whitney, and the renditions were not my favorite. I would have loved if she tried her best to sing the songs as is. I listened to her ending of "I Will Always Love You" with all those unnecessary ass vocal acrobatics like...

In the grand scheme of horrific biopics churned out shamelessly by Lifetime this wasn't so bad. That being said, I would have appreciated a broader view of Whitney's life and accomplishments, as well as the tragic period leading up to her death. It's as if Angela Bassett said, "Well I stopped paying attention to the life of Whitney at this point so let's just stop the movie here." Whatever happened to good old fashioned RESEARCH? IF you want to pay homage and give the respect due in honor and remembrance of a legend then DO THE DAMN WORK! I don't care if you had 20 odd days to film. You should've sought guidance from family, friends, and the damn internet. The summation of greatness all boiled down to 'Bobby and Whitney: A Destructive Love Story'. Thanks? Chilllle...Fairy GodMOTHA Whitney in Heaven like that's my whole story?

Whitney, you are sorely missed and deserve to be honored again, more completely and thoroughly.

Natasha Marie