Film Review: Back to Black focuses more on Amy Winehouse’s personal life than it does on her music

"we see very little of the artist’s creative process, and only occasionally get to see her onstage, when Marisa Abela offers a perfectly adequate cover of that distinctive voice"
Film Review: Back to Black focuses more on Amy Winehouse’s personal life than it does on her music

Marisa Abela stars as Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson's Back to Black

Fri, 12 Apr, 2024 - 13:00
Declan Burke

  • Back to Black 
  • ★★★★☆
  • Cinema release

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