130 mins |
Rated
PG-13 (for mature thematic content, strong language including racial epithets, violence, suggestive material, and smoking.)
Directed by Liesl Tommy
Starring Marc Maron, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Audra McDonald, Tituss Burgess, Kimberly Scott, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Heather Headley, Skye Dakota Turner, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Tate Donovan
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice. What's on view is so fascinating and the storyline so involving and consequential that when the film ends at Franklin's famous church concert, you wish there was more. When Jennifer Hudson is singing her heart out, not so much approximating Aretha's voice as channeling her soul, the effect is transportive.
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Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice. What's on view is so fascinating and the storyline so involving and consequential that when the film ends at Franklin's famous church concert, you wish there was more. When Jennifer Hudson is singing her heart out, not so much approximating Aretha's voice as channeling her soul, the effect is transportive.