Sadly this film doesn't come close to touching the depth and essence of Helen Reddy. As an overdramatic bio pic, with large doses of creative license, it is absolutely lackluster. The leading actress who plays Helen Reddy does a fine job, but unfortunately the film itself overshadows her talent. Another downside to the film is not using Helen's original recordings throughout the movie. The vocals the director uses carries a karaoke type mood while the actress lip-syncs. Why only use a few of Helen's original recordings for scenes with no dialogue or for dramatic purposes? And my last little pet peeve... There's way too much Jeff Wald in this movie. Helen Reddy is a remarkable woman. And this movie unfortunately does not fully reflect that. If you want to know the real story read Helen's biography The Woman I Am. This movie claims that it was inspired by her book, but I don't see the inspiration anywhere.
Review of I Am Woman
