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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanIt just has a story to tell, and it does that incredibly compellingly.
- 80Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonWe’re fortunate to witness such impassioned consideration of Houston’s art, career, and life from the people who actually knew her. Still, it’s notable that Crawford isn’t interviewed here.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFor all the beautiful and lovely music Whitney Houston gave us, for all those soaring notes she hit, the documentary Whitney. Can I Be Me is a nearly joyless and melancholy piece of work. Because we know how it ends.
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganWhitney Can I Be Me delivers yet another tragic lesson in the toxic mix of fame and talent and children: it should be required viewing for all those who seek to follow this diva’s path to fame and fortune.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonThe Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonWe are left with a powerful sense that her death was a tragic loss, both privately and publicly, but Can I Be Me never quite tells us why.
- 60Village VoiceRen JenderVillage VoiceRen JenderThe film doesn’t use enough of Houston’s music.
- 60Time Out LondonTime Out LondonAt least there’s plenty from Whitney herself in incredibly poignant TV interviews where she talks about her struggles with fame and addiction.
- 60EmpireHelen O'HaraEmpireHelen O'HaraAn informative but incomplete look at Whitney Houston’s life and death, this will frustrate fans as much as it fascinates them.
- 60CineVueBen NicholsonCineVueBen NicholsonA compelling re-telling of the singer's story.