Respect’ Review: Jennifer Hudson Gives Flattering Yet Flat Aretha Franklin Portrait

[Motown Eddie]

I enjoyed Respect too , but having also seen the eight hour Genius series on TV, I noticed some of the missing stuff that they could not cram into the two hour movie. Jennifer's performance was very good

For those who leave the movie while closing credits are showing, stick around if you go. They show clips of the real Aretha performing. One of them was her tribute to Carol King at the Kennedy Honors from just a few years ago

I also saw the Aretha: Genius series earlier this year and enjoyed that as well [and yes, it digs deeper into Aretha's back story since there was more time to do so]. And I stayed during the closing credits for the pictures & clips of Aretha [and her performance of "A Natural Woman" at the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Carole King]. It was so moving & I also recommend to people who see Respect to stay during the closing credits.

[milven]

I also saw the Aretha: Genius series earlier this year and enjoyed that as well [and yes, it digs deeper into Aretha's back story since there was more time to do so]. And I stayed during the closing credits for the pictures & clips of Aretha [and her performance of "A Natural Woman" at the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Carole King]. It was so moving & I also recommend to people who see Respect to stay during the closing credits.

Jennifer was on Stephen Colbert this week and when they mentioned that performance, he said that he was the host that night at the Kennedy Center and was in the wings when Aretha walked to the piano to sing and play Natural Woman. He said that he never saw her perform live and wished that he had seen her in her prime. Jennifer gave a look of surprise and amazement but then Steve said something like "Wait, Wait. She then started to sing and I said 'What an idiot I am'". It was a nice compliment of saying that she still had her amazing talent right to the end.

I am glad that I saw both Respect and Genius0 If anything, they compliment each other