Wendy Williams: The Movie

TV Movie
2021
TV-14
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

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Ciera Payton in Wendy Williams: The Movie (2021)

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Follows the highs and lows Wendy has experienced throughout the years, from her scrappy upstart days in urban radio to the success of her own syndicated talk show.Follows the highs and lows Wendy has experienced throughout the years, from her scrappy upstart days in urban radio to the success of her own syndicated talk show.Follows the highs and lows Wendy has experienced throughout the years, from her scrappy upstart days in urban radio to the success of her own syndicated talk show.

Director
- Darren Grant
Writers
- Leigh Davenport
- Scarlett Lacey
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

638

YOUR RATING

Director
- Darren Grant
Writers
- Leigh Davenport
- Scarlett Lacey
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Goofs
In a scene where Wendy and Kevin are having dinner, Kevin's phone rings and he declines the call. There is a shot of the phone while it rings and it is clearly an iPhone (version 5S at the earliest based on the appearance of the home button). The scene would take place around 2003 or 2004 but the first ever iPhone was not released until 2007.

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Written by Randy 'Badazz' Alpert (as Randy Badazz Alpert)
Produced by Randy 'Badazz' Alpert (as Randy Badazz Alpert)

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Featured review

6/10

Well filmed & put together; not ground-breaking, but enjoyable if you're a Wendy fan

Firstly, I think that Wendy should have made this available on-demand, to international viewers. At this date of writing, the only good quality version is available in the US.

Anyway, I think it was an interesting movie & I really gained an insight into Wendy's life & everything she's been through. The way it was shown, made it feel real. And the really heavy scenes were done tastefully. The acting was great, particularly the actress who played Wendy. (Bravo to the directors; I think they did a great job!)

My only minor critique is, I think that the mid to latter portion of the movie overly focused on her relationship with Kelvin. Whereas, I would have *also* liked to see a bit more about Wendy as a person, her hobbies, interests, friends, the intricacies of how the Wendy show was developed over time, perhaps a funny story etc. (all of which I think was glanced over). But then again, maybe what we got was true to reality i.e. Kelvin dominated those past 20 years & there's nothing else worth mentioning.

Although overall, it's a great movie which is worth watching if you're a Wendy fan.