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A TV dramatisation of the late singer Whitney Houston (Yaya DaCosta) and her tumultuous marriage to r n' b star Bobby Brown (Arlen Escarpeta.) The pair embarked on an excessive, drug fuelled party lifestyle, where accusations were tossed either way about who was responsible and this aims to shine an equal light on both sides.

A grimly unfortunate consequence of those famous passing is a chance to use their death to cash in, and exploit it by whipping up as much sensationalism as possible. Although arriving a few years after Houston's passing, this TV biopic still feels a little cheap and low grade in it's directions.

This basically has Hallmark written all over it, the type of thing certain people can lie back, and have a box of chocolates and a box of Kleenex to best enjoy. It is what it is, no more and no less, although it has to be said DaCosta's lead performance as Whitney has a certain ring of truth to it, but feels overboard and excessive even by what were her wild standards. **

I have to say the actors were really good but it's not the real Whitney we are seeing here. I don't think in my opinion, Yaya DaCosta shouldn't have been doing the singing part. She's a great actress and she's honestly beautiful, she's still not Whitney Houston. Musicals = 120% Acting as a music icon = no sorry, she is really acting as herself yall.

As for Arlen Escarpeta playing Bobby Brown, he sounds more of Usher then the real Bobby. Nor he didn't give much character into who Bobby Brown actually is. He also is good actor but he hasn't proved to me that he can do Bobby. Anyways no one can be like Whitney or Bobby.

It's a good idea to make a movie about them, however, no actor in this world can play these stars to be the queen and king of RNB through history.

Arlen and Yaya have perfect chemistry in this current year biography of the tragic singer Whitney Houston and her turbulent marriage to Bobbie Brown.

The film starts off with Whitney having achieved stardom and already on drugs before she even meets up with Brown, already in relationships with children.

The story becomes one of A Star Being Born with their subsequent marriage and Whitney rising to the top of her game, and a drinking Brown, unable to keep up with her and resorting to all sorts of nonsense.

The great song from The Bodyguard, "I'll Always Love You" is belted out beautifully by the Houston character.

A fast, controversial life with tragedy resulting was inevitable.