Back to Black 2024

The movie is beautifuly done, but the screenplay is horrible. It’s a version approved by Amy’s father and you can tell from a distance. All people who worked with Amy talked about how she wanted help but he forced her to go on and earn more money. This is absolutely fake and one-sided story, but not Amy’s story. It’s just her father earning even more money off of her. Don’t bother watching.

"I like to sabotage myself, d'you know what I mean?"

I don't know too much about Amy, so I can't comment on the movie's accuracy. Putting that aside, the story is a shallow mess. It plays more like a "greatest hits" compilation than any sort of attempt to dig deeper and examine what drove this passionate and tortured person.

Marisa Abela's performance, however, is electric, and basically the only good reason to see this. Effortlessly cheeky, charismatic as hell, desperately sad, and not afraid to be unlikable at times. I was astonished to learn that all the vocals are hers as well (I was sure she was just lip-syncing to Amy's vocals). Her performance single-handedly brings a shock of life to this dud of a screenplay.

Like reading liner notes when all you wanna do is play the album.

The acting and tribute band aspect were on point, but the script felt random and, dare I say it, Aimless.

Can‘t say anything about the movie‘s accuracy but I think everyone knows that Amy Winehouse‘s life did end way too soon and it‘s a sad story overall. It‘s been so long but I certainly still remember the time when she released her biggest hits and they were on top of the charts. In regards to the movie I was mainly impressed with the main actress and her performance in this role. Phenomenal acting to say the least. She also did her own singing which is incredible in its own right.

More like Back to Formula...with these generic music biopics.

This whole movie feels so wrong. The script was written before they asked for the family's blessing. So, I'm guessing that if they didn’t give their blessing, the film would have been made anyway.

It's funny how this movie ends with a depressed Amy walking up the stairs, which is supposed to symbolise her going to heaven visually, and slowly fading to a black screen with white text saying, "Amy Winehouse passed away at...". Nice job there Sam Taylor-Johnson. This approach to filmmaking should be taught in empty classes.

Marisa Abela (Who plays Amy Winehouse), Jack O'Connell, and Eddie Marsan were all good, but their talents are wasted here.

But hey, at least she's no Spice Girl.

I'm not necessarily the greatest expert on Amy Winehouse's career. But of course I am aware of her biggest hits, her drug problems, and the circumstances surrounding her untimely death. And based on everything I know, it's fair to say that the singer clearly stood out from the masses with her art.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about this biopic, as it offers little more than a superficial and simplistic account of Winehouse's rise and fall. Lead actress Marisa Abela does her job well, with her vocal performances standing out in particular. But beyond that, there is a lack of creative ideas in the production. There certainly could have been a bit more imagination.

At the end of the day, I'm just as knowledgeable about Amy Winehouse's life after the movie as I was before. But at least it has piqued my interest in the documentary "Amy." Because based on the reviews, it should tell you a lot more about her background. Furthermore, the people close to the late singer are probably examined a little more critically than here. Meanwhile, with regard to "Back to Black," I can only recommend the album; unfortunately, the movie is pretty forgettable.

Although I enjoyed this it did seem clunky and disjointed in parts. I was somewhat familiar with Amy Whinehouse's story but had never really followed her musically so will fully admit that I only knew about 1 or 2 songs from the entirety of this movie. The actress who played Amy did an amazing job of capturing her essence of performance quality. I think overall they did do a good job of this dramatisation of Amy's life but this isn't going to be one that I'll come back to in a hurry.

A competent if occasionally clunky biopic,enlivened by a superb Marisa Abela,who truly inhabits Winehouse and
brings those songs to life.

I don't know how true it was to how things happened....
I wasn't present, and I was 12 years old when he died, so....
I think they tried to leave a better image of Blake, they showed Amy as someone who could be obsessive, toxic and alcoholic, so....
It doesn't seem to me a movie to take into account about Amy as such?
It's ok to pass the time, but nothing more...
The performances in general were not bad, but if we take into account that they wanted to represent the people as they were, then it seems to me that the acting is terrible...
There are documentaries that mention certain facts and demss that are more representative of Amy's story, so...

Back to back unwatchable. I'll start off by saying I'm not much of an Amy fan, but she was definitely talented. The casting and acting in general was terrible. More importantly, I couldn't see the Amy resemblance at all, even in costume. I don't blame the actors because the script has some of the clunckiest writing I've ever witnessed. I could predict the words like a spell checker. The music kept me invested for around 30 minutes, but it wasn't enough for the choppy pacing. Nothing felt original or worthy of my time, so I turned it off. I'm yet to see a musical biopic I genuinely love.

A biopic that could have been incredible, but unfortunately is empty, with average performances bordering on the caricature at times, the film has long scenes with dialogues and dynamics that have no influence on the story, everything is superficial and unconvincing, the only highlights are the songs and the scenes directly related to the performances.

was ok. But i cannot believe they didnt even show a photo of the real Amy Winehouse at the End.

Let me be the first to say it..... WHO CARES!? and.... when "they tried to make her go to rehab" she should have said "YES YESSS YES" and maybe she wouldn't be dead... idiot.... ugly... untalented.

Another unneeded documentary about a nobody from years ago

If you only watch one movie about Amy Winehouse, watch Amy (2015).

Not that Back to Black (2024) is bad. It’s just that Amy (2015) gives a more detailed thorough review on her life. It gives you more information and a better feel for Amy. Back to Black (2024) gives a different perspective, focuses on different things. Focuses a lot more on her relationship with her husband and bases the story, the life events around that.

Back to Black (2024) compliments Amy (2015) quite well. If you’re a fan, do give it a watch.

I can't speak on how historically accurate this movie is because I didn't follow Amy's life or career at any point really. I think her voice was great and she could certainly knock out some tunes, that's about as far as my knowledge goes on her.

With that said, nothing about the footage stood out to me as astounding or particularly creative, which could be a conscious choice as to not "get in the way" of the story, although I do tend to prefer a little bit of visual flair regardless.

On the whole, this movie certainly left me with a lot to think about, and that to me points to a well-made piece of art. I do think Amy Winehouse deserves a proper biopic and so I hope this did her justice, but again I simply do not know.

I recommend giving this a watch if you're even mildly interested, but I would advise anyone with drug related trauma to carefully consider whether you should. Back to Black doesn't pull its punches, as one should expect.