What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) Reviews & Ratings

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What's Love Got to Do with It reviews

What's Love Got to Do with It holds a 7.1/10 average from 384 TMDB ratings.

**A discreet biographical film, that seems to me to fulfill its role.** Even those who don't like her, I think, have the honesty to recognize the impact and relevance of Tina Turner's music. She doesn't please everyone (nobody pleases everyone) but it is still a reference in 20th century music. Owner of a record that is hard to match, she has several awards, several Grammys and two stars on the Walk of Fame, among o…
— Filipe Manuel Neto (5/10)

Andrea Bassett provides quite a compelling interpretation of the early life of Tina Turner here and Laurence Fishburne is also on good form as the brutish Ike. Born Annie Mae Bullock, she grows up in a community where singing is important and where her voice helps her to stand out. Pretty swiftly she attracts the notice of local band leader Ike Turner who gives her a start fronting his music before she becomes his w…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

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