I could not even call this a (TV)movie... It was so badly done a student with an assignment at a third rate movie academy with a blind eye one arm and half of his brain could have done a better job. There isn't a lot that wasn't already said here and throughout the internet about this crap!But since I am bored out of my mind, here are my two euro's ...:)
This should have been a tribute to a beautiful human being, I myself have had a the pleasure of meeting her during her tour in 1995 in Amsterdam. Her presence has stuck with me throughout all the years. so i was very upset when i heard of her passing. So in anticipation of this movie, I was already hesitant to watch it during the casting procedure. Mimicking such a unique and soft timbered voice is a feat by itself, hearing then how badly it was done my hope for the movie being any good disappeared like the Seattle sun. Alexandra Shipp was a close a enough fit in her appearance and she did a plausible job on the emulation of Aaliyah's mannerism. But that is as far as it goes. I mean the girl sings alright, but in noooo way close enough to Aaliyah's pitch or tone or voice.( "Journey to the past " what a terrible arrangement and Ms. Shipp's voice was horrible on it! Because the 'production'(if you can call it that) did not get the rights to any of the original music, everything sounded off key or badly looped and that made it totally 4th rate...( some fake and totally worthless" Timbaland-esque beat" for instances)just embarrassing!
This was more a showcase for Ms. Shipp to let people know what she can do, as opposed to actually playing a character. The crappy " I sound like I am Zen all the time dialog, like : "You don't have to roar to let people know your a lion" I mean reallay???
The way this crap was filmed and written where in some parts the actors dropped (Baby Girl) Aaliyah's nickname to family and friends so many times without any real conviction as if the cast felt that they had to say it at least 10 time to convince us that their acting was on point.
There were some very bad camera angles and movements in the "movie " as well. Parts where you see a character move out of the way so that the camera man could take the shot! No smooth transitions,I mean 'Come on!! The bad casting, the bad casting( yes i said it twice), the even worse music, a real smack in the face to especially Timbaland, the lousy acting , the toe cringing dialog, the even worse editing, I could go on and on about how bad this was. Please HollowWood make this right!
Butttt! on a bright note... There was the mystery ( to me then)of: " Who is that dude playing Aahliyah's Pappy??" I was just busting my head to see if it was him or not ( Bokeem Woodbine). Up to now i still don't know(IMDb doesn't show that it is him)...
So yes all In all Avoid like the plague or if you just can't believe how bad it is,have yourself a painful laugh and hope for something better to come out soon. Because normally I pride myself for not being a sheep to follow the masses...But this was just that bad and worse.... Shame on you Lifetime!!
This should have been a tribute to a beautiful human being, I myself have had a the pleasure of meeting her during her tour in 1995 in Amsterdam. Her presence has stuck with me throughout all the years. so i was very upset when i heard of her passing. So in anticipation of this movie, I was already hesitant to watch it during the casting procedure. Mimicking such a unique and soft timbered voice is a feat by itself, hearing then how badly it was done my hope for the movie being any good disappeared like the Seattle sun. Alexandra Shipp was a close a enough fit in her appearance and she did a plausible job on the emulation of Aaliyah's mannerism. But that is as far as it goes. I mean the girl sings alright, but in noooo way close enough to Aaliyah's pitch or tone or voice.( "Journey to the past " what a terrible arrangement and Ms. Shipp's voice was horrible on it! Because the 'production'(if you can call it that) did not get the rights to any of the original music, everything sounded off key or badly looped and that made it totally 4th rate...( some fake and totally worthless" Timbaland-esque beat" for instances)just embarrassing!
This was more a showcase for Ms. Shipp to let people know what she can do, as opposed to actually playing a character. The crappy " I sound like I am Zen all the time dialog, like : "You don't have to roar to let people know your a lion" I mean reallay???
The way this crap was filmed and written where in some parts the actors dropped (Baby Girl) Aaliyah's nickname to family and friends so many times without any real conviction as if the cast felt that they had to say it at least 10 time to convince us that their acting was on point.
There were some very bad camera angles and movements in the "movie " as well. Parts where you see a character move out of the way so that the camera man could take the shot! No smooth transitions,I mean 'Come on!! The bad casting, the bad casting( yes i said it twice), the even worse music, a real smack in the face to especially Timbaland, the lousy acting , the toe cringing dialog, the even worse editing, I could go on and on about how bad this was. Please HollowWood make this right!
Butttt! on a bright note... There was the mystery ( to me then)of: " Who is that dude playing Aahliyah's Pappy??" I was just busting my head to see if it was him or not ( Bokeem Woodbine). Up to now i still don't know(IMDb doesn't show that it is him)...
So yes all In all Avoid like the plague or if you just can't believe how bad it is,have yourself a painful laugh and hope for something better to come out soon. Because normally I pride myself for not being a sheep to follow the masses...But this was just that bad and worse.... Shame on you Lifetime!!