The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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Marvin H Andra Day's performance is breathtaking. She should have won the academy award that year for best actress. She is the soul of the movie. She is vibrant, heartbreaking and sublime as the greatest Billie Holiday. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Delquis S The movie was great. Shows how the system hates us. Definitely need more colored critics. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/23 Full Review Johnson F Lee Daniels' blazing impassioned treatment and Andra Day's searing Oscar-nominated performance elevates the biography of the titular American swing music singer at war against the government for her anti-lynching anthem, Strange Fruit, and her own inner demons. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/23 Full Review steve d I didn't buy into the lead's performance, so I didn't like any of it. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This biographical drama was alright. Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Garrett Hedlund, and the rest of the cast did a decent job in this movie. This true story about the Jazz singer Billie Holiday was depressing, dramatic, and tragic. It really goes into detail about her life and career, which makes me feel sorry for her because of what she went through. If you're a Hulu member and want to watch this movie sometime, don't waste your time. It's too depressing to watch. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Up until now I'd never heard of Andra Day but I watched this because she has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance and I can say it's totally justified. It's a fantastic portrayal of Billie Holiday , it's just a shame that the film itself doesn't live up to her billing . This follows Billie Holiday's during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a an affair. I have a few problems with this film . Firstly it feels that Andra Days performance is a little wasted in movie that is so misguided. It feels like a stage play at times and that it's formulaic process where we go from singing , to drug taking to FBI involvement over and over again gets extremely boring . The acting around Andes Day is average at best. Travante Rhodes who plays Jimmy Fletcher is unconvincing and Garrett Hedlund who plays Harry Anslinger is even less so . His mumbling would put Tom Hardy to shame and because of its problems it feels way too long yet it's only just over two hours . It's good to learn about Billie Holiday and how badly she was treated by the US and to listen to her music but while the actual portrayal does her justice , sadly the film doesn't. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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