I thought Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody was a good movie and it was a good biopic. Biopics have a tendency to follow the same formula especially when it is based on someone who is no longer living. This movie felt different in a good way. It covered Whitney Houston’s career. The film opens right before Whitney Houston got discovered by Clive Davis. A big focus of the film is on the music. There are a lot of scenes of Whitney Houston recording songs and performing them and her going on tour.

Naomi Acker does a phenomenal job as Whitney Houston. She really carries the whole movie. She was perfectly cast in the role. Stanly Tucci does a great job as Clive Davis. They both have a good dynamic, and it is interesting to watch them both on screen together. I enjoyed the scenes of Whitney Houston and Clive Davis working together. I enjoyed watching Whitney Houston perform and record in the studio. The movie felt upbeat for the most part which is a little unusual for biopics especially on those who had tragic endings. Eventually the movie does take a turn when it covers the later years of Whitney Houston’s career. The movie ends on a more upbeat note which was an interesting choice. One thing I wondered going into the movie was how it would deal with Whitney Houston’s death. A lot of biopics usually cover the end of the person’s life. The movie goes a different route, and it was a choice I found interesting. I found it refreshing. I have not seen a lot of biopics but from what I know a lot of them follow the same type of formula. Even though the movie had a more upbeat tone, it still covers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s toxic relationship and the drug use.

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody is a solid movie with a strong cast. It is a good biopic that has a tone that is more upbeat with a main focus on the music and Whitney Houston’s career. The movie covers the highlights and I think that was a good choice to make.