***Audience Award Winner*** - Philadelphia Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival, Hot Docs and the Virginia Film Festival
“Luther: Never Too Much,” the documentary film, chronicles the story of vocal virtuoso Luther Vandross. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle, Richard Marx, Jamie Fox, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack. The film relives the many stunning moments of Luther’s musical career, while exploring his personal life, health struggles, and a lifelong battle to earn the respect his music deserved.
2024, 101 minutes, USA, Directed by Dawn Porter, Unrated
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“Ultimately, Luther: Never Too Much will have fans dancing in their seats, playing karaoke to some of his best slow songs, or in the mood for love, which is how his friends, family, and Porter want him to be remembered most.”
– Ronda Racha Penrice, THE WRAP -
“There is a stirring sense of discovery in every corner of the searching “Luther” that will awe both the most knowledgeable Vandross fans and those who are only versed in the well-known brushstrokes and ballads of his career."
– Tomris Laffly, INDIEWIRE -
“"Never Too Much” shows just how hard Luther Vandross worked to make his natural and irresistible talent seem effortless.”
– Todd Gilcrist, VARIETY -
“The film is jam-packed with fun tidbits and celebrity cameos that will surprise a lot of Vandross' fans — the casual and the hardcore. Porter seems to have made the definitive Luther Vandross documentary and it's worth every minute of our time.”
– Nadir Samara, SCREEN RANT