Well there you have it folks!
Despite plenty of skepticism from die-hard fans and even attacks from Whitney Houston's extended family, Lifetime finally debuted their film about the "I Will Always Love You" singer Saturday night.
While there were certainly plenty of sassy and snarky comments online, the average viewer appeared to be pleasantly surprised by the work of executive producer Angela Bassett and actress Yaya DaCosta. You can breathe now, ladies.
"There was a pressure to keep it real and not be offensive," DaCosta shared with E! News before the big premiere. "This is a real person who really lived that everybody knows and loves."
So how did the team do? Take a look at some of the honest tweets from celebrities and viewers below and let us know your thoughts by commenting below!
Jack Zeman/Lifetime 2014 How the heck did #WhitneyHouston manage to keep her #wig on making love to @KingBobbyBrown … mine slides off in the first three minutes!
— Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd) January 18, 2015
The costume designer for #WhitneyMovie needs an Emmy nom for real pic.twitter.com/7oU8OxipFh
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) January 18, 2015
That just ended me, I'm a mess #whitneymovie but I couldn't stop listening @Deborah_Cox brava 👏
— Amber Patrice Riley (@MsAmberPRiley) January 18, 2015
No matter what, "I Will Always Love You" remains the best song ever recorded. #WhitneyMovie http://t.co/E1bxszhcKK pic.twitter.com/4R89AeDM57
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 18, 2015
Opening line. Genius "Time to be #Whitney Houston" ISNT IT ALWAYS????
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) January 18, 2015
Imma just sit here & wait on that next @Deborah_Cox CD you all go on about your business tho. #WhitneyMovie pic.twitter.com/qeZfOYyZvZ
— K.M. Jackson (@KwanaWrites) January 18, 2015
with all due respect, there's no way that Bobbi Kristina could have pulled off this #WhitneyMovie performance. She owes Angela an apology.
— Xem VanAdams (@XemVanAdams) January 18, 2015
they look just alike😍🙌.... I give Angela Bassett her props💯🔥 #WhitneyMovie pic.twitter.com/tkEXci2v5X
— #TOEA$Y (@_theboulron) January 18, 2015
There's 20 min left in this #WhitneyMovie and we are in 1995?! Wtf. Where's "I Will Always Love You" or Ray J or "crack is wack" interview?!
— Sowmya Krishnamurthy (@SowmyaK) January 18, 2015
We will always love you, #Whitney. #WhitneyMovie pic.twitter.com/eG0bcmnIMx
— Lifetime (@lifetimetv) January 18, 2015
There is and will always be only one #WhitneyHouston.
— Deborah Cox (@Deborah_Cox) January 18, 2015
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