Reflecting on 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.

Sara and Chris are a monogamous married couple. They're both become victims of the daily grind, and somehow, their sex has become... typical. Sara's cousin Jessica comes for a visit, and suddenly, things are turned upside down. As Jessica fucks and sucks her way around the neighborhood, a fire begins to burn within Sara, a fire that hasn't been allowed to breathe for years. Sara is forced to confront her past face, as years of tamed desire and yearning flow freely once again.
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.
I can say without question, that this is the first movie I’ve ever seen where art imitates life so much that I could 100% identify with it on a personal level. The predominately Black cast of characters are people with hopes, dreams, fears, and ambitions.
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The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.