First, I wanna say I understand that this is a movie. Second, horrible acting! Third, poorly edited! Brandy is a ugly crier. Diana Ross was a horrible actress. Cheap music uses of only their songs only. Movie needed work. Last, this movie horribly use of slow motion in wrong places that didn't even need slow motion

I thought it was interesting having two really great R&B divas each from a different generation...Diana Ross from the 1960's and 1970's, and Brandy from the 90's. I thought it was touching in some ways and shows a beautiful relationship between a mother and her daughter. Yet what I found quite strange was the fact that they used Brandy and Diana's real life songs (as if Diana and Brandy don't even exist) instead of writing different songs for the movie for Kayla and Oliva. Plus, the plot and idea of this movie is all too common.

So, I rate "Double Platinum" 4, because to be honest, it could've been better.

Further proof that Americans aren't as tasteless as many Brits insist comes from the news that this TV movie was a resounding (and deserved) flop when it aired on ABC - Diana Ross' first film since "The Wiz" casts her as a singing superstar who abandoned her daughter (played by Brandy) in her bid for superstardom, and now wishes to a) get back into her life and b) give her a hand in making it herself. The two stars also served as two of the FIVE executive producers, making this a vanity project times two - our divas take it in turns to exercise their lungs, and if you're a fan of either you may enjoy it on that basis alone.

But unfortunately the laughable dramatics and inability to believe the two women could be related (in anything other than egomania) makes this tough sledding. You may find yourself wishing that the fisherman from "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" would show up and finish Brandy off once and for all - and go after Miss Ross for good measure.

And as for Diana's clothes - WHY?