'Naomie Ackie brings heart, soul, guts, beauty, talent and everything else she's got to playing a true vocal legend in 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody.'
now in theaters -- where you should see it for the seismic experience in sound and image that Whitney Houston deserves.
But there's no denying Ackie, who is 30, British and so deeply invested in portraying Jersey girl Houston that you'll think you're watching the real thing.Her performance, lip-synched to perfection, brims with Houston's star power and the raw feelings she brought to every song. Houston's famous medley of "I Love You Porgy," "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" and "I Have Nothing" that she sang at the 1994 American Music Awards closes the film on a note of pure euphoria.Emily Aragones/Sony Pictures
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