Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B

2014 "The story of the music sensation, from her discovery on the TV show"
3.2| 1h25m| PG-13| en
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The story of R&B singer and actress Aaliyah; namely, the highs and lows of her career, her romantic pursuits, and the events leading up to her death in 2001 at the age of 22.

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2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!
ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
fame-angel I love Aaliyah, but this movie was the absolute worst for several reasons. Wendy Williams went against her parents wishes to NOT do this, therefore none of her music was in the movie. The actors looked NOTHING like the actual people and it was just bad all around. If you haven't seen this atrocious movie, great for you, keep it that way. I am so disappointed in those who participated in this film. The only good thing about this movie is that Alexandra does a tad bit like Aaliyah, just a tad. Everything else is absolutely horrible. I can't think of any other way to describe it, so atrocious, terrible, horrible, bad and the worst part is that it was on Lifetime. Lifetime is known for having terrible movies that are extremely cheesy and unbelievable. Putting it on Lifetime was not a good look, this entire movie was not a good look. Babygirl should have been represented better and I hope one day, it's done the right way and put in theaters, she deserves to have her story told the right way, all Wendy wanted was the juice on her and R. Kelly, that all this was about.
Suzi Davie It's such a shame that the movie about the life of the amazing Aaliyah was this one!! Terrible acting! So cheesy! How was it allowed to go ahead?! I am SO embarrassed watching it, but thought I'd see it through to the very painful end!Alexandra Shipp is not a good actress, nice voice though, perhaps she can have a career in music? The film in memory of Aaliyah should have been bigger than this and with a bigger & better actress! I think that Alicia Keys would have been perfect!!Such a disappointment!
staciebeautiful Wow, I'm completely shocked and appalled at the tragic events I witnessed on Lifetime. The "high ratings" were a result of people wanting to give it a chance... well we did and it was terrible. I bet if the results were calculated halfway through the move the ratings would have dropped severely. I myself could not carry on watching because I knew for a fact Aaliyah would haunt me from the grave. I apologize to Aaliyah, her family, Tim, and Missy... even R. Kelly for being disrespectful and watching. I would like to take this time and tell Lifetime and the "actors" to donate all proceeds to charity. PLEASE stop going against family wishes by destroying the legacy of wonderful people. 1.) You pronounced her name wrong 2.) She had an attitude toward Tim and Missy when they fist met 3.) Horrible props jewelry. 4.) Cast TERRIBLE 5.) Couldn't use original music The movie was improvised without doing any research at all on anyone. They could have pieced the movie together by interviews, or not do it at all which was requested.
rvillegas775 Wendy Williams shoved this movie down our throats for weeks. It was awful! I didn't even finish watching it. Okay the girl that played her was pretty but that's about it. As for Elise who played Gladys Knight just confirmed she is a lousy actress. There were just so many things wrong with this movie. The guy that played R Kelly looked nothing like him. It was bad acting all around. Wendy Williams just shut up when you are endorsing a a project. Maybe you jinxed it. The character that played AAliyah did not seem confident in her role. It has to be chalked up to bad direction or just bad acting. It just didn't do Aaliyah justice.