Review of The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) by Cupidette — 28 Feb 2021

Andra Day gave an Oscar worthy performance. The movie had issues, but it's nowhere near a disaster.

This review of The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) was written by Cupidette on 28 February 2021.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Richard Lawson (539) for Vanity Fair (761) on 11 Mar 2021

In Day’s magnetism, the film does enough justice to Holiday’s memory that its shagginess is almost forgiven…

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The script is unimportant with which is lengthened, but Andra Day deserves her Academy Awards nomination…

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By Brent_Marchant (762) on 26 Feb 2021

Despite fine performances by Andra Day and Trevante Rhodes, director Lee Daniels's attempt at depicting the troubled life of jazz singer…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 25 Feb 2021

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 25 Feb 2021

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