As Tina Turner, Angela Bassett gives a powerhouse well-deserved Oscar-nominated performance, but the biopic has more than its fair share of showbiz cliches.
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02/13/08
What's Love Got to Do With It? (1993)
93 %
Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 26 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Synopsis: 17-year old Anna Mae leaves the backwoods of Tennessee for St. Louis to be reunited with her stern mother and elder sister, Alline. One evening, Alline brings Anna Mae to the night club where a group led by singer-hearthrob Ike Turner plays. Ike makes a nightly ritual of passing the microphone... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Chi McBride, Cora Lee Day, Jenifer Lewis
Director: Brian Gibson
Screenwriter: Kate Lanier
Producer: Doug Chapin, Barry Krost
Composer: Stanley Clarke
Screenwriter: Kate Lanier
Producer: Doug Chapin, Barry Krost
Composer: Stanley Clarke
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06/24/06
This biography of rock diva Tina Turner's turbulent life is filled with energetic musical numbers and emotionally charged moments, all anchored by two outstanding lead performances.
03/04/06
Could have been a made for tv movie but elevated by the work of Bassett and Fishburne.
01/08/05
A revealing musical melodrama that shakes as radically as soulful Tina Turner's sweet hips. Both Bassett and Fishburne deliver energetic, Oscar-worthy performances!
05/21/03
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05/20/03
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