Perhaps atmospheric kick to this film is more uneven than merely straightfoward slow, because its sudden shifts from reasonably entertaining to kind of limp are a tad jarring at times, yet are not quite as detrimental to engagement value as what rests on the other end of the uneven jumps from non-slow spells, for although the film is never dull, it drags its feet more often than it probably should.
There are plenty of issues with the telling of this tale, but if nothing else is wrong with this biopic, it is simply its being too formulaic for its own good, hitting familiar beat after familiar beat and losing steam, little by little, as it treks down a familiar path, blanded up by conventionalism, not at all helped by dry spells in atmosphere. Granted, this film isn't really as tight as it probably should be, either, for although this is a decent biopic, - as well it should be if it's going to get a white dude to direct a film this black - Furie can do only so much to battle back some problems, let alone conventions. Furie, after this film, did the "Iron Eagle" films and "Superman IV", but rest easy, folks, because this film is hardly that messy. Yeah, I'd imagine that I just lost you when I mentioned the fact that Sidney J.
You can, of course, see the irony in the fact that this film is directed by, of all people, a white dude, and not just any white guy, but the Canadian who did the "Iron Eagle" films and "Superman IV", as well as a film titled "Wonderful Life", probably because he was hoping that you would think that he's so white that did "It's a Wonderful Life". We're talking about a film about Billie Holiday that features one of the Supremes, Lando Calrissian and, of course, Richard Pryor, and that, alone, is enough for this film to qualify as the ultimate black pop culture fan service for the '70s.
"Lady sings the blues, she's got them bad, she feels so sad and wants the world to know just what the blues is all about!" "And I guess that's why they call it the blues, time on my hands could be time spent with you!" Oh, whoops sorry, I accidentally slipped back into white mode there for a second, something that you probably shouldn't do when talking about this film. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life. Beginning with Holiday's traumatic youth, the film depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay (Billy Dee Williams), her boyfriend and manager. Pop star Diana Ross portrays legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in this biographical drama.
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