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      • Reportedly in the making for 22 years from a script by Horton Foote, it’s easy to see why “Bessie” was a film inevitability. This is a great story of a relatively unheralded talent. And everyone involved should be grateful that Queen Latifah agreed to take on this challenging role, one that she had reportedly been circling for over a decade.
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  2. May 15, 2015 · HBO’s “Bessie,” premiering Saturday on the network, is a flawed drama that nonetheless warrants a look simply because of the bright spotlight it gives the underrated talents of star Queen Latifah, who does quite easily the best work of her career here. This sexually-charged, intense look at Blues icon Bessie Smith often feels defiantly ...

  3. May 16, 2015 · May 16, 201512:24 PM. Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith. HBO. Bessie, HBO’s new biopic from writer-director Dee Rees, tracks Bessie Smith’s rise to fame as the Empress of Blues—and delivers...

  4. Gritty biopic has sex, violence, drinking, great music. Read Common Sense Media's Bessie review, age rating, and parents guide.

    • Dee Rees
    • Renee Schonfeld
    • HBO Home Video
  5. May 14, 2015 · May 14, 2015. “Bessie” is about a blues singer, but what the movie could really use is more soul. The film, which has its premiere Saturday night on HBO, stars Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith, a...

  6. May 16, 2015 · Bessie: Directed by Dee Rees. With Queen Latifah, Kamryn Johnson, Rikki McKinney, Alan T. Coleman. The story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

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    • Biography, Drama, Music
    • Dee Rees
    • 2015-05-16
  7. Aug 12, 2021 Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times Bessie shows us an assortment of moments from that life but doesn't really make us feel it, despite Queen Latifah's best efforts.

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    • Drama, Biography, Music
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  8. May 18, 2015 · Bessie Is the Most Honest, Revealing Biopic About a Black Woman We’ve Ever Seen. By Aisha Harris. May 18, 20155:41 PM. Queen Latifah and Mo’Nique in Dee Rees’ Bessie. Photo by Frank Masi....

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