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- Respectfully factual in its over-all contours but sensational and sentimental nonetheless, the movie reduces Simone's life to clichés about hope; it replaces the creative drive with the commercial one, the artist with the celebrity.
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Apr 21, 2016 · Directed by Cynthia Mort. Biography, Drama, Music. Not Rated. 1h 30m. By A.O. Scott. April 21, 2016. One night, Nina Simone, the great jazz singer, composer and pianist, now semiretired on the...
- Cynthia Mort
- A.O. Scott
- 90 min
Apr 22, 2016 · “Nina” is as offensive and insulting as you’ve heard. Even worse, it spits on the legacy of one of the most important African-American performer-activists in American music history. Agent Henri gets the line that sums up how “Nina” feels about its subject: “She’s a fucked up alcoholic and drug addict, yet people will still pay to ...
Apr 22, 2016 · 2% Tomatometer 41 Reviews 25% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Manager Clifton Henderson (David Oyelowo) helps singer and pianist Nina Simone (Zoe Saldana) rediscover her love for music.
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- Zoe Saldana
- Cynthia Mort
- Parr Pictures
Apr 20, 2016 · Nina review: problems more than skin-deep in cliche-ridden Nina Simone biopic. A ‘blackfaced’ Zoe Saldana is commanding in her portrayal of the High Priestess of Soul, but the movie relies too...
Apr 18, 2016 · Movies; Movie Reviews ‘Nina’: Film Review. ... As for the music itself, Saldana does her own singing and is really good at it.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Sarah Marrs Lainey Gossip. Nina feels like a movie made by people who fundamentally misunderstood Nina Simone. It conclusively proves that...
Apr 22, 2016 · April 21, 2016 5:35 PM PT. The odds were already stacked against “Nina,” Cynthia Mort’s biopic about legendary musician Nina Simone, even before its release. The film has received an avalanche of...
