What's Love Got to Do with It
US (1993): Musical/Biography
Tina Turner, that dynamic diva of pop/soul/R&B from the '60s to the '90s, sings like a woman whose life story is every bit as rough and tough as her voice. And this film, based on her autobiographical account (in I, Tina, written with Kurt Loder) of her years under the iron fist of her abusive husband and musical partner/Svengali Ike, is further proof of what we've always known about Tina: She's a survivor. The movie is a glossy but thoroughly enjoyable, old-fashioned showbiz biopic with laughs, tears, great music, and outrageous (but faithful) period decor, costumes, makeup, and hairstyles. Our Heroine triumphs not only over the rigorous demands of her career in the music business, but finally manages to burst out of her troubled, violent marriage as well and become her own person. (Jim Emerson, Amazon.com)
2 nominations
· Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 1993: Laurence Fishburne
· Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 1993: Angela Bassett