60
At least there’s plenty from Whitney herself in incredibly poignant TV interviews where she talks about her struggles with fame and addiction.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
A compelling re-telling of the singer's story.
70
Screen International by Fionnuala Halligan
Whitney Can I Be Me delivers yet another tragic lesson in the toxic mix of fame and talent and children: it should be required viewing for all those who seek to follow this diva’s path to fame and fortune.
60
An informative but incomplete look at Whitney Houston’s life and death, this will frustrate fans as much as it fascinates them.
83
The film’s main triumph is in crafting a convincing narrative with a clear point of view.
80
Village Voice by Melissa Anderson
We’re fortunate to witness such impassioned consideration of Houston’s art, career, and life from the people who actually knew her. Still, it’s notable that Crawford isn’t interviewed here.
80
It just has a story to tell, and it does that incredibly compellingly.
60
The film doesn’t use enough of Houston’s music.
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Richard Roeper
For all the beautiful and lovely music Whitney Houston gave us, for all those soaring notes she hit, the documentary Whitney. Can I Be Me is a nearly joyless and melancholy piece of work. Because we know how it ends.
60
The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Dalton
We are left with a powerful sense that her death was a tragic loss, both privately and publicly, but Can I Be Me never quite tells us why.