Rotten
More omissive than impressionistic.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Her story. Her voice.
2015 · 1h 41m · NOT RATED
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Liz Garbus
Overview
The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
I think the film overreaches in casting Simone as a standard-bearer against racism and sexism, but it's filled with mesmerizing clips from throughout her performing career as well as numerous interviews with Simone, both audio and on film.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
As music and cultural critic Stanley Crouch says, "You only have to hear her once. No one sounds like her except her."
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
It may not answer What Happened, Miss Simone?, but it does tell us why the question must be asked and will be asked, for a very long time.
David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
An often electric, bracingly urgent documentary ...
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
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