Whitney: Can I Be Me 2017 Watch Free in HD

Four years after the death of Whitney, filmmaker Nick Broomfield goes in search of the forces that made and then destroyed the singer who has been described as having one of the greatest voices of the last 50 years.

Genre:

Musical, Documentary

Actors:

Whitney Houston, Sharlotte Gibson, Kirk Whalum, Gary Houston, Cissy Houston, John Russell Houston Jr., Ellin Lavar, Michael Houston, Robyn Crawford, Clive Davis, Bobby Brown, ...»

Director:

Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal

Country:

United States, United Kingdom

Release:

2017

IMDb:

6.8

Quality:

Duration:

105 min

New York Magazine/Vulture

As is often the case in documentaries like this, absorbing all those details as part of one, tightly edited story gives them an impact they lack when digested in individual pieces over time.

August 18, 2017

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Slant Magazine

It's no surprise that Nick Broomfield finds little use for the moments of unabashed triumphalism in Houston's life, as he's doggedly fixated on the humiliating swan dive.

August 18, 2017

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Financial Times

The film is far from prurient.

September 06, 2017

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CNN.com

Whitney itself operates on two levels -- delivering another cautionary tale about the price of fame, but also a tribute to a voice so big and buoyant that it continues to echo long after her death.

August 18, 2017

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Los Angeles Daily News

By the end ... you won't feel you know anything new about Houston's life. "Can I Be Me" just raises questions.

August 24, 2017

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Newark Star-Ledger

[A] sharp, well-edited film ...

August 16, 2017

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Paste Magazine

While the documentary offers strong concert performances and an array of opinions on her enormous talent and tragic demise from those in her band, her entourage, friends and family, it contains no major revelations.

August 25, 2017

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New York Times

A surprisingly conventional, dutifully respectful behind-the-scenes portrait of Whitney Houston's rise and struggles with fame and drugs before her death at 48.

August 17, 2017

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Los Angeles Times

"Whitney's" story makes for strong and compelling viewing even though it has something of a cobbled together feel to it.

August 17, 2017

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Film Journal International

Can I Be Me treats its subject with a reverence that's a bit too delicate.

August 17, 2017

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Movie Talk

Whitney Houston's majestic voice sadly takes second place to her baleful decline.

September 06, 2017

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TIME Magazine

It crafts a heartbreaking narrative through found footage, including never-before-seen interviews, performances and clips that address everything from her intimate relationship with best friend Robyn Crawford to her tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown.

August 18, 2017

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