Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
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The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.
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83
The film’s main triumph is in crafting a convincing narrative with a clear point of view.
80
It just has a story to tell, and it does that incredibly compellingly.
80
Village Voice
We’re fortunate to witness such impassioned consideration of Houston’s art, career, and life from the people who actually knew her. Still, it’s notable that Crawford isn’t interviewed here.
75
For all the beautiful and lovely music Whitney Houston gave us, for all those soaring notes she hit, the documentary Whitney. Can I Be Me is a nearly joyless and melancholy piece of work. Because we know how it ends.
70
Whitney Can I Be Me delivers yet another tragic lesson in the toxic mix of fame and talent and children: it should be required viewing for all those who seek to follow this diva’s path to fame and fortune.
