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Whitney: Can I Be Me (15)

Documentary, Music

Tells the story of Whitney Houston's extraordinary life and tragic death.

The critical consensus

Puzzle pieces are missing then, but it's still a soulful study of one of music's great fallen angels.

****(*)James Mottram, The List, 12/06/2017

An informative but incomplete look at Whitney Houston’s life and death, this will frustrate fans as much as it fascinates them.

***(*)(*)Helen O'Hara, Empire Online, 05/06/2017

Can I Be Me is the question posed in the film’s title. With so many people dependent on her keeping up appearances others created for her, that was never going to be a possibility.

****(*)Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 14/06/2017

Nick Broomfield’s Whitney Houston documentary is an engrossing and compassionate portrait of a supremely talented singer racked by self doubt.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 15/06/2017

What emerges is still a fascinating story, one that gives a decent overview of Houston’s troubled background and career.

***(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 15/06/2017

A sad film in many ways but when Whitney sings you only remember the good times.

*****Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 16/06/2017

Dodges pitfalls galore to tell a heartbreaking story with suitable solemnity.

Sophie Monks Kaufman, Little White Lies, 16/06/2017

Nick Broomfield’s documentary about Whitney Houston is moving but focuses too much on her breakdown.

***(*)(*)Simran Hans, The Observer, 18/06/2017

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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