In the guise of America's little darling, largely shaped by her producer and discoverer Clive Davis, boss of Arista Records (Stanley Tucci in the film), the shy former chorister from a good family quickly imposed her voice and his style with grandiose concerts and landmark performances. A journey as dazzling as it is complex which has also experienced the setbacks that we know, addictions, a sometimes harmful marriage, deep despair (she will have a miscarriage during the filming of Bodygard and will be back on the film set as soon as the day after).
A dark part that the biopic led by British actress Naomi Ackie in the role of Whitney Houston sketches very little, preferring to focus on the rise of a star who has become an eternal star.