I have watched this 3 part miniseries a number of times since it debuted in January of this year, and I've yet to get tired of seeing it. Though not solely a music biopic, the story was definitely rooted in music and entertainment, making it worthy of a spot on this list. Lynn Whitfield ended up winning an Emmy for her outstanding role in this, while Louis Gossett walked away with a Golden Globe for his role.
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The movie is paced well, the performances are all enjoyable, and the nominations for awards were aplenty for this one. Josephine was universally loved and showcased her talents the best way she knew how, and Lynn Whitfield did an amazing job portraying that. Though truthfully this isn't JUST a music biopic, there's more than enough music involved, and with her history as an international talented exotic dancer and cabaret singer, the story is more than intriguing enough to warrant being ranked here. With Lynn Whitfield playing the role of Josephine, this HBO biopic showcased the ups and downs of her life as a singer, entertainer, and a controversial figure to an extent.
One of the more underrated stories of our time, The Josephine Baker Story is largely forgotten when we talk the greatest music biopics. This is the worst and despite the portrayals of Aaliyah and MC Hammer being lackluster, there is NOTHING and I mean NOTHING that compares to this horrible piece of work. How anyone thought this was a good idea or some form of spiritual sequel to The Jacksons biopic, I'll never know. The dance sequences in the cut scenes are hilariously bad, and it just pisses me off watching Flex move awkward in an attempt to do the MJ dance moves. However, while those rumors were mostly dispelled here, I'd like to take the time to thank Claudia Salter for writing such a terrible movie, Michael Frislov and Chad Oakes for producing this abomination, Allan Moyle for directing this piece of shit, and last but not least, Flex Alexander for actually doing the worst portrayal ever of Michael Jackson, this side of Joseph Fiennes. The movie has no music really from Michael and it attempts to focus on the two accusations of him molesting children, showcasing that in reality, the children were probably lying due to their parents' greed. His ENTIRE life up until the release of the movie. I could rant for hours on this and why it was horrible, but let me just paint this picture: Flex Alexander stars as Michael Jackson throughout his life. This might be the worst movie ever in the history of film honestly.
The absolute worst biopic in the history of biopics is here.