that they seem to be, so it's doing quite a clever thing, which is it is a potboiler on one hand, but it is also about something far more substantial. i haven't read the book, but i'd very much enjoyed the film, it is called the collini case and it is in cinemas now. 0k. now respect, i really want this to be good because aretha franklin, what a figure and what a story. yes, extraordinary life story and it is played byjennifer hudson, who is fantastic in the lead and everybody expected this. aretha franklin herself basically appointed jennifer hudson and was very controlling on the project right up until her death in 2018 and she said tojennifer hudson, you are the right person to do this. that is great, she can sing and act, she has a great presence and that is great. i think the problem is the film itself is not quite as exceptional as either its central performance or indeed as aretha franklin. it is a very tumultuous life story and the film wants to play things fairly safe, so there is domestic abuse, alcoholism, there is a lot of stuff that is quite dark and the film