December 29, 2009
A tiny bit over dramatized but very convincing perfomance by Halle Berry.
Halle Berry,
Brent Spiner,
Obba Babatundé,
Loretta Devine,
Cynda Williams
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Dorothy Dandridge was a singer, nightclub entertainer, and actress who became the first African-American woman to receive an Academy award nomination as Best Actress (for her standout performance in 1... read more
Directed by: Martha Coolidge
DVD Release Date: February 15, 2000
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Flixster Reviews (193)
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April 15, 2010A very good movie. Doesn't take too many liberties with Dorothy's life. However if one knows a lot about Dorothy Dandridge, they'll realize that so much has been taken and left out of this movie. Dorothy's real life tragedies and sadness was much deeper than what this movie depic... read more
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December 4, 2008The acting could've been better here and there but I like the story overall and as an African-American woman, I can relate in some areas.
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October 25, 2008halle berry beat whitney houston and janet jackson to the punch by playing dandridge in the well-done made for cable film. although she didn't do her own singing, berry acts and dances up a storm as the beautiful, tragic actress.
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September 15, 2007I love this movie. Halle Berry wasn't too bad, and I don't even think she's that great of an actress. But the story is awesome.
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April 23, 2007Halle Berry did a Kick Ass job in this movie! But also it give you the chance to learn about one of the best actresses of all times. Ms. Dorothy Dandridge.
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April 2, 2007Halle really was born for this role. Yes she resembles Dorothy, has her mannerisms, and is just as beautiful. But ALSO, the more I learn of Halle personally, the more I see Dottie in her......for various reasons.....the similarities and histories, said and unsaid, are interesting!
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April 2, 2007I REALLY LIKED THIS MOVIE. I FELT THAT HALLE BEERY REALLY DID HER THING IN THIS MOVIE AND THE DOROTHY DANDRIGE WOULD BE VERY PROUD..
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March 8, 2007what a beautiful story about human life of a Black woman becoming the best at performing arts when blacks were consider less than human.
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January 7, 2005
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
October 9, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
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July 4, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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November 1, 2004
Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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November 6, 2003
Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals
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February 4, 2003
Shannon J. Harvey, Sunday Times (Australia)
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