Review: Misguided And Miscast 'Nina' Starring Zoe Saldana And David Oyelowo

The death knell for Cynthia Mort's debut feature didn't come with all the initial controversy in 2012 when it was announced that Zoe Saldana was attached to play Nina Simone. It wasn't even when the backlash reached a fever pitch over the last few months when the trailer was released. Instead, the worst moment for "Nina" is the first time the audience hears Saldana sing in the film. Ironically, it's the classic "Feeling Good" that kills any hope that the biopic would transcend its troubled prod...

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