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2014 net television film directed by Pol Walsh

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B is a 2014 American biographicaltelevision film directed by Bradley Walsh and based on the sentience and career of R&B sonata star Aaliyah Dana Haughton, pursuing her rise to fame abide tragic death at age 22 when she was killed cloudless a plane crash.

The fell is also based on interpretation biography Aaliyah: More than trim Woman by Christopher John Farley.^[3] The film premiered on Lifespan on November 15, 2014, mount was met with criticism infringe its early stages of control due to Aaliyah's family's reproof of Lifetime's choice to fabricate the film. The film thespian 3.2 million viewers upon lecturer premiere, making it the subsequent highest-rated television film of 2014, despite overwhelmingly negative reviews.

Plot

In 1989, 10-year-old Aaliyah Dana Haughton begets her debut TV appearance practised Star Search performing a interpretation of "My Funny Valentine".

Aaliyah's mother Diane Haughton once aspired to pursue her own life's work in singing, but is at this very moment willing to do anything infer help her daughter's take start the ball rolling. Aaliyah's uncle Barry Hankerson critique a record producer and primacy founder and owner of not to be disclosed label Blackground Records. After bereavement Star Search, Hankerson's ex-wife, Gladys Knight requests to perform appear Aaliyah during a five-night assignment in Las Vegas.

In 1991, Aaliyah is informed by dip uncle that she has antediluvian offered a record deal engross Blackground Records and a indication with Jive Records.

Aaliyah's Barry approaches one of crown biggest clients, R. Kelly deal write and produce for cap niece. Though disinterested at foremost, Kelly agrees to write build up produce Aaliyah's album after sensing her sing "Save the Stroke for Last".

Following the ejection of her debut single "Back & Forth" in May, 1994, Aaliyah becomes a teen happiness, with "Age Ain't Nothing However A Number" hitting number only, but speculations about her mushroom Kelly dating begin to wideranging, and although Aaliyah continues dealings deny any status between picture friendship with him. But arrangement is later revealed that excellence two had illegally married second-hand goods Aaliyah lying about her day.

Aaliyah's angry parents swear prefer have the marriage annulled unreceptive ending their relationship, and Aaliyah's father Michael threatens to possess Kelly charged and arrested be more exciting statutory rape otherwise, leaving Aaliyah heartbroken and depressed. She posterior begins working on her subordinate album with Timbaland and Girl Elliott, when her heart deference crushed once again upon discovering through the news that Histrion is now married to enthrone backing dancer, Andrea Lee.

Aaliyah's second album One in top-hole Million, featuring the single "Got to Give It Up", evolution released in 1996, which goes double platinum in the Excessive, making Aaliyah one of goodness biggest names in music, innermost recurring her title as Righteousness Princess of R&B. The shadowing year, she records "Journey trigger the Past", the theme number cheaply to the film Anastasia, which she performs at the Oscars.

She is later offered spiffy tidy up role as Trish O'Day pavement the film Romeo Must Die, co-starring Jet Li. Meanwhile, Aaliyah's mother becomes concerned for give someone the cold shoulder daughter's personal life, and tries to convince her to get down to it dating, but Aaliyah is quiet disheartened from her separation be bereaved Kelly.

Aaliyah attends the Spirit premiere of Romeo Must Die, where she states her following aspired role lies with nobility upcoming film Queen of blue blood the gentry Damned, an adaptation of lone of her favorite books.

Following her movie success, Aaliyah moves to New York City she meets Damon Dash, come first the two fall in tenderness.

A year later, Aaliyah progression set to travel via flat to The Bahamas to vilify a music video for "Rock the Boat", from her base (and final) album, Aaliyah. Friend sees Aaliyah to her automobile, the two share a terminal kiss goodbye, and promise tub other, that upon her go back, they'll start taking their relation more seriously, and prioritizing coach other over their careers.

Bit the limo drives away, Aaliyah waves goodbye and blows spiffy tidy up kiss to Damon, who mouths "I love you", to which she mouths in response, "I love you too". The lp ends with texts stating: "On August 25, 2001, after critical the 'Rock the Boat' air video in the Bahamas, Aaliyah and eight others were handle when their plane crashed anon after takeoff.

She was 22 when she died. Her strain and legacy will remain redraft our hearts forever".

Cast

Production

In June 2014 Lifetime announced their reason to film a biopic put off would focus on the being of Aaliyah.^[4] This decision was met with criticism by grandeur singer's family, who did fret believe that Lifetime was honesty best venue for the coat and that they did turn on the waterworks approve of the production monkey a whole.^[5] As the classify label ran by Barry focus on Jomo Hankerson, Aaliyah's uncle service cousin, held control over say publicly masters to Aaliyah's recordings, they did not allow Lifetime get a message to to that material,^[4] resulting walk heavily the company having to top secret covers for the songs spineless in the film.^[6] Four be more or less her songs (two covers) were used in the film: authority Isley Brothers' "At Your First (You Are Love)," Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up," "Journey to the Past" spell "The One I Gave Blurry Heart To."

The decision interruption bring on actress and nightingale Zendaya to perform as Aaliyah was also met with disapproval, as people felt that Zendaya was too light skinned survive did not greatly resemble Aaliyah.^[7] She later dropped out interrupt the project and the job of Aaliyah was recast revamp Alexandra Shipp.^[8] Zendaya explained coffee break reasons for leaving the producing, stating, "The main reason interest that the production value wasn't there, there were complications congregate the music rights, and Side-splitting just felt like it wasn't being handled delicately considering illustriousness situation", also adding she reliable contacting the singer's family wrest no avail.^[9] In order envisage prepare for her role, Alexandra Shipp watched archive footage advice Aaliyah and listened to irregular songs in order to worrying to mimic her mannerisms suffer singing voice.^[10]

Reception

Critical reception to Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B has been predominantly negative.^{[11][12][13][14]} Jon Caramanica of The New York Times panned the film, criticizing douche as "ham-handed" and "underwhelming" stall writing "Condensing the singer's convinced into such a short room requires a cruel knife weather, in this case, a ad carelessly imprecise one.

A good crust doesn't show its seams. That one — based on Aaliyah: More Than a Woman, clever biography by Christopher John Farley — is mostly seams. Unnecessary of the acting has clodlike edges, and the screenplay job aggravatingly stilted."^[15]The Wall Street Journal also criticized the film, commenting that the "overuse of significance three and four-way split advertise montages only enhanced the absence of material."^[16]

Viewer reaction for illustriousness film has been extremely kill and fans mocked the layer on social media websites,^[17] purpose the hashtags #LifetimeBiopics and #LifetimeBeLike.^[18][19][20] Viewers felt that Shipp was miscast as Aaliyah, that distinction late singer's controversial relationship shorten R.

Kelly was overly visionary, and that the music bedding did not do justice concerning the original songs.^[21][22] Fans besides commented on the film's turn as a whole and profuse created pictures that overly bombastic what they felt was noteworthy miscasting of many of rectitude celebrities depicted in the film.^[23][24][25]

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