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'''''Britney Ever After''''' is a 2017 American ] ] ] directed by ] and written by Anne-Marie Hess. It is based on the life of ]. The film stars ], Peter Benson, ], ] and ]. The film premiered on ] on February 18, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ruth Kinane |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/01/23/britney-ever-after-lifetime-trailer/ |title=Britney Spears biopic: Lifetime releases trailer |work=] |date=2017-02-08 |accessdate=2017-02-27}}</ref><ref name="billboard1">{{cite web|author=Andrew Unterberger |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7694289/britney-spears-ever-after-lifetime-biopic-review |title=Britney Spears Lifetime Biopic: Critic's Take |work=] |date=2017-02-19 |accessdate=2017-02-27}}</ref> '''''Britney Ever After''''' is a 2017 American ] ] ] directed by ] and written by Anne-Marie Hess. It is based on the life of ]. The film stars ], Peter Benson, ], ] and ]. The film premiered on ] on February 18, 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Ruth Kinane |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/01/23/britney-ever-after-lifetime-trailer/ |title=Britney Spears biopic: Lifetime releases trailer |magazine=] |date=2017-02-08 |accessdate=2017-02-27}}</ref><ref name="billboard1">{{cite magazine|author=Andrew Unterberger |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7694289/britney-spears-ever-after-lifetime-biopic-review |title=Britney Spears Lifetime Biopic: Critic's Take |magazine=] |date=2017-02-19 |accessdate=2017-02-27}}</ref>


The film is an unofficial biopic, as neither Spears nor her team had any involvement with the project. When asked about the project during its production phase, Spears' representative said that Spears would "not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic...nor does it have her blessing."<ref>{{cite web|author=Caitlin Gallagher |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/what-does-britney-spears-think-of-lifetimes-britney-ever-after-the-pop-star-didnt-give-the-movie-her-blessing-37430 |title=What Does Britney Spears Think Of Lifetime's 'Britney Ever After'? The Pop Star Didn't Give The Movie Her Blessing |work=] |date=2017-02-18 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref> The film was panned by the critics for its inaccuracies, performances and screenplay. The film is an unofficial biopic, as neither Spears nor her team had any involvement with the project. When asked about the project during its production phase, Spears' representative said that Spears would "not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic...nor does it have her blessing."<ref>{{cite web|author=Caitlin Gallagher |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/what-does-britney-spears-think-of-lifetimes-britney-ever-after-the-pop-star-didnt-give-the-movie-her-blessing-37430 |title=What Does Britney Spears Think Of Lifetime's 'Britney Ever After'? The Pop Star Didn't Give The Movie Her Blessing |work=] |date=2017-02-18 |accessdate=2017-12-19}}</ref> The film was panned by the critics for its inaccuracies, performances and screenplay.
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The film is a loose retelling of the life of pop superstar Britney Spears. It starts from the beginning of her career not including ]. It also goes into her relationship with ]. The film also covers her marriage to ], her downward spiral and ends with her performing at her residency in ]. The film did not use any of Spears' songs, due to the singer and her team not consenting to the film's production.
Britney is doing a documentary in 2008 about her life and states that she only wants to be loved . Flashback to 1998 florida where she first goes on tour with N'sync. There her parents starts fighting. She meets with ] and eventually the two talk reminiscing about ] and talking about how Britney's parents are having money trouble due to getting her career started, during Britney's birthday party. The two end up having sex on the tour bus. After this they end up in a relationship. At Britney's Beach house the house gets broken into while they are at the beach they steal several items including a sex tape. The belongings eventually get returned and Britney's parents are seen fighting again. Justin comforts Britney during this difficult time. Britney gets a new choreographer, Wade to help with her iconic VMA snake performance and Justin appears to be getting jealous but let's it go after Britney assures him it is nothing. At the club Britney gets jealous of a girl talking to Justin and the two end up getting into a fight. Britney then goes to Wade and talks to him about the fight. At SNL while Britney and Justin are to perform their together, Justin finds a card from Wade suggesting they may have had sex allegedly. He ends up breaking up with Britney for good after this. At some point they are at a club and there is some sort of a dance-off between the two it is super cringe. Britney performs at the VMA in hopes to show off to Justin but he is now with ]. Britney then gets married to the guy from her old high school in Vegas but the marriage gets annulled. This begins the downward spiral. She finds out that her parents are getting a divorce and goes into a deeper depression. She soon meets with ] and they have a super tumultuous toxic love affair. She fires her manager since she thinks he is controlling her too much after Kevin and her get married. They end up having two boys together. Britney catches him cheating at the club and gets a divorced and rehires Larry. She eventually becomes into even more of a downward spiral shaves her head and hits the car with an umbrella. She threatens her mom with a lawsuit while on the set of Zoey 101. Shortly after she meets Sam Levy the creep who tried to be her manager. He is controlling her and doesn't let her see anyone without him knowing. She performs at the VMA in 2007 and after watching herself on stage and hearing Justin wishing her luck she has a mental breakdown. At some point she goes to a photoshoot and rubs food on her dress and let's her dog shit on the floor and refuses to let the makeup lady touch her. She leaves with the dress and refuses to continue the shoot. After finally getting out of Sam's care after her mom sees how deep in a depression she is. She finally seeks some help and is put under a conservative controlled by her dad. We then flashforward her to her performing at her residency in Vegas and the movie closes out.
Note The movie did not use any of Spears'actual songs due to the singer and her team not consenting to the movie.


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2017 television film

Britney Ever After
Promotional poster
GenreDrama
Biography
Based onLife of Britney Spears
Written byAnne-Marie Hess
Directed byLeslie Libman
StarringNatasha Bassett
Peter Benson
Clayton Chitty
Nathan Keyes
Nicole Oliver
ComposerDanny Lux
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersHarvey Kahn
Leslie Libman
Charles Pugliese
CinematographyAdam Sliwinski
EditorDaria Ellerman
Running time120 minutes
Production companiesAsylum Entertainment
Side Street Post
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseFebruary 18, 2017 (2017-02-18)

Britney Ever After is a 2017 American biographical drama television film directed by Leslie Libman and written by Anne-Marie Hess. It is based on the life of Britney Spears. The film stars Natasha Bassett, Peter Benson, Clayton Chitty, Nathan Keyes and Nicole Oliver. The film premiered on Lifetime on February 18, 2017.

The film is an unofficial biopic, as neither Spears nor her team had any involvement with the project. When asked about the project during its production phase, Spears' representative said that Spears would "not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic...nor does it have her blessing." The film was panned by the critics for its inaccuracies, performances and screenplay.

Plot

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The film is a loose retelling of the life of pop superstar Britney Spears. It starts from the beginning of her career not including The Mickey Mouse Club. It also goes into her relationship with Justin Timberlake. The film also covers her marriage to Kevin Federline, her downward spiral and ends with her performing at her residency in Las Vegas. The film did not use any of Spears' songs, due to the singer and her team not consenting to the film's production.

Cast

Reception

The film was critically panned upon release. One writer for NME called the film a "car crash" and criticized it for its numerous inaccuracies and choice of casting. Billboard criticized the film for having "too many pieces missing." The Guardian gave a more mixed review of the film, calling it "tacky, but oddly compelling."

The film was watched by 1.01 million viewers and held a 0.4 rating among viewers 18–49.

References

  1. Ruth Kinane (February 8, 2017). "Britney Spears biopic: Lifetime releases trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Andrew Unterberger (February 19, 2017). "Britney Spears Lifetime Biopic: Critic's Take". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  3. Caitlin Gallagher (February 18, 2017). "What Does Britney Spears Think Of Lifetime's 'Britney Ever After'? The Pop Star Didn't Give The Movie Her Blessing". Bustle. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  4. Bartleet, Larry (February 21, 2017). "Lifetime biopic car-crash 'Britney Ever After' – The harshest and funniest Twitter reactions". NME. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  5. Hannah Verdier (February 25, 2017). "Britney Ever After: a tacky but oddly compelling biopic". The Guardian. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  6. Porter, Rick (February 22, 2017). "Saturday cable ratings: 'Britney Ever After' soft, 'NBA All-Star Saturday' dominates". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.

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