What Happened, Miss Simone?

  • 2015


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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 4
Average Rating 3.8/5

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4.5
We may now have jarring insights into the mother, the activist and the tortured soul at the root of Simones career, but its the legendary songstress w .. Indie Wire
4.5
A rich and complex tapestry chronicling Simone from her early years struggling to break in. The Film Stage
4.5
The alternately revolutionary and dispiriting saga of a combative, unapologetic and astoundingly gifted soul singer. Uproxx
4.5
What Miss Simone does have going for it is its unique access to extremely rare material, some of it never seen publicly before. Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Collateral Tom Cruise doesnt often step away from the roles that made him famous. Stuff
4.5
With her classical training, quasi European sensibility, and savvy management, Simone enjoyed commercial and crossover success. Vanity Fair
4.5
What Happened, Miss Simone is a deep dive into the catalogue, but the search is well worth it. Winnipeg Free Press
4.5
... , WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE removes the mystery behind her story that is as fascinating today as ever. Reel Talk Online
4.5
Structurally and content wise its near perfect: the film cleverly opens on a thematising visual anecdote before taking us back to the beginning of Sim .. Patrick Nabarro
1.5
A biographical sketch so scintillating and authoritative that one barely registers how stylistically generic it is. Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
4.5
But the film doesnt do adequate justice to Simones prodigious talent as a composer, pianist, and arranger. Seventh Row
4.5
Much as Amy, Asif Kapadias Oscar nominated documentary does for Amy Winehouse, it ensures that Simones legacy, both as a woman and an artist, wont be .. Spokane7
4.5
Director Liz Garbus does a beautiful job of packing a complex life into the film from Simones childhood as Eunice Waymon in the Jim Crow South through .. Bitch Media
4.5
I had some problems with What Happened, Miss Simone but still found it worthwhile, mainly due to the inclusion of rare archival footage that I had nev ..
4.5
Most of all, Simone wanted to transcend the limitations of the self to get a glimpse of real freedom. NME
4.5
She looks offstage, as though shes waiting to be told what to do. Dear Cast and Crew
1.5
Though it is doubtful that Simone, were she still alive, would be much impressed with Wests music she once said that she didnt like rap at all she mig .. The Monthly
1.5
I wish the film included even more of Simones music. The interviews are all first rate and thorough, even as the interviewees, like Stroud and Schackm .. Bitch Flicks



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