Movies in a Minute: “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
Movie critic Bruce Miller says Andra Day almost seems like a sure Oscar winner for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” But because director Lee Daniels test drives so many plot devices, it’s never clear what he wants this to be. Is the film a glossy biography? Is it a gritty look at drug addiction? Or is it a celebration of one woman’s ability to confront all kinds of adversity?
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Day is the reason to see this -- not the glossy, almost miniseries-like production that director Lee Daniels has crafted.
