About halfway through Whitney comes the greatest moment of this sometimes weepy documentary about the rise and fall of Whitney Houston: her performance of the "Star-Spangled Banner" during the Super Bowl game in 1991 (shortly after the start of the Gulf War). Whitney producer explains how he changed the time signature from 3/4 to 4/4, gave Whitney a recording of the band. A recording she had not even listened to before. The 4/4 time signature was to give the young star enough room to sing - a soul performance of the anthem. Whitney didn't rehearse once. The live performance was her first take - and years later I am still moved by this moment! At the same time, it's also the last goosebump moment, because from then on, it gets darker and darker. Whitney Houston did not write any of her songs herself, nor are there any personal lyrics by her. We can only get to know her through her singing, her music. We have to look in her music for the reason why she never really felt comfortable in her skin.
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