Well, now that her daughter has had her chance to vent

the next movies or documentaries can only go up from here. This was the most depressing film, and it spent far too much time on the abuse without truly placing Nina Simone's artistic contributions in perspective. It was obvious from her music that she endured--and possibly inflicted, a great deal of pain, but did I really need the ex producer daughter who was disinherited from Simone's will, to offer a running commentary throughout? I was expecting to hear and see other voices as well, those who could also offer a historical analysis, and not just the personal, emotional one. Both of these are vital and would have made for a stronger work overall.

But Lisa Kelly is right, "everything else is gravy," now that she's finally gotten so much off her chest. Looking forward to seeing other works--but no, not the one starring Zoe Saldana. Lisa Kelly has great casting ideas, but while I like Zoe, she would be so miscast in the role of this legend.