Plot
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Cast
as Aretha Franklin
as C. L. Franklin
as Ted White
as Barbara Franklin
as Dinah Washington
as Jerry Wexler
as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
as Erma Franklin
as Carolyn Franklin
as John Hammond
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Reviews
This was a good movie, and I enjoyed it. However, I don’t expect I will ever watch it a second time. In a way, it felt like I had already seen it. And I get why: the experiences of women, even celebrity women, often mirror each other when it comes to strict fathers, as=busive first husbands, and so on. The reason we have cliches is that a lot of stuff that happens is so common it becomes a cliche…
Much has been made of the late Aretha Franklin's choice of actress to portray her in this early career retrospective - but I wonder what she might have made of the rest of the cast? Jennifer Hudson is superb when she sings, she captures much of the range and vitality of Ms Franklin. Unfortunately, as an actress she fares a little less well, and coupled with a really mediocre supporting cast the f…