Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne deliver powerhouse performances that elevate this biopic well above its genre peers — Bassett's portrayal of Tina Turner is genuinely exceptional and earned her an Oscar nomination. The plot follows a fairly conventional rise-and-survival biopic structure without much narrative sophistication, and the cinematography is competent but unremarkable. The domestic abuse storyline, while impactful, follows familiar biopic beats, limiting its novelty. The ending is satisfying and triumphant but predictable given the true-story framework.