Film
Respect
- Director
- Liesl Tommy
- Certificate
- 12A
- Running Time
- 145 mins
That long-gestating Aretha Franklin biopic finally arrives, with Jennifer Hudson in the lead role, Forest Whitaker as Aretha’s father and Marlon Wayans as her abusive husband and manager.
Yes, it’s a very familiar story and debuting director Liesl Tommy brings nothing new to the table (“a disappointingly rote retread through cliches of a well-worn genre” was The Guardian‘s verdict), though fans of the music should find much to enjoy.
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