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

Rate: 4
Viewed: 3/10

WhLove
3/10: Prior to seeing What's Love Got to Do with It, all I knew was Ike used to abuse Tina Turner physically.

After I was done with the film, I figured that much: he beat the crap out of her. That's it. There's nothing else to see. The more appropriate title should be: What's Beating Her Up Got to Do with It. It lacks depth in all areas. I've been hoping to learn anything about the characters but to no avail. There's a considerable loss of details in regard to what's happening in certain scenes.

Meanwhile, Laurence Fishburne lives up to the expectations of his character, but Angela Bassett is bland. I notice how manly she looks, especially when she flexes her arm muscles. Was Angela Bassett training to be a bodybuilder?

All in all, the story of Ike and Tina Turner starts and ends with What's Beating Her Up Got to Do with It.