Bessie 2015 Watch Free in HD

The story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

Genre:

Drama, Biography, Musical, Music

Actors:

Queen Latifah, Oliver Platt, Michael Kenneth Williams, Bryan Greenberg, Khandi Alexander, Tika Sumpter, Terence Rosemore, Mike Epps, Charles S. Dutton, MoNique, Tory Kittles, ...»

Director:

Dee Rees

Country:

United States

Release:

2015

IMDb:

6.7

Quality:

Duration:

115 min

Newsday

Well-made biopic absent a whole lot of music and -- as a result -- much emotional resonance.

December 03, 2015

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The story is so intent on covering the title character's life almost in its entirety that character motivations suffer.

May 14, 2015

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Queen Latifah is convincing as Bessie.

March 13, 2017

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Uncle Barky

It fleshes out Bessie Smith to a degree but certainly not in full measure. Latifah and Rainey can sure sing out, though. It's a pleasure to watch and hear them wail in a film that otherwise doesn't quite cut it.

December 03, 2015

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culturevulture.net

... give Bessie a try ... to see Queen Latifah's performance and learn a bit about Bessie Smith's life and times, and turn in off if and when it starts to drag.

May 23, 2015

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Washington Post

A thoughtful and at times stirring example of how a film can add texture to a legendary figure.

December 03, 2015

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Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Presents the powerhouse vocalist as a blues belter in more ways than one -- a pugnacious scrapper with a fierce streak of racial pride, a sexual appetite that crossed gender lines and a hair-trigger temper that sometimes served her well...

June 02, 2015

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Variety

Bessie isn't a perfect movie. But for HBO's purposes, it's a big-time noisemaker - one with the kind of show-stopping work that, when they start handing out trophies, isn't likely to leave its star singin' the blues.

December 03, 2015

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San Francisco Chronicle

Bessie boasts powerful performances and a chance to hear the early blues popularized by Smith and her mentor, Ma Rainey.

December 03, 2015

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The Playlist

"Bessie" knows all the right words, but hasn't quite learned how to sing them just yet.

May 12, 2015

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Common Sense Media

Gritty biopic has sex, violence, drinking, great music.

August 15, 2016

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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.

December 03, 2015

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