American Yakuza
1993
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May 17, 2024 · “Back to Black” makes a martyr of its subject, flattening Amy Winehouse's life and music to a series of binges and failure to overcome heartbreak. It viciously strips her of any agency or humanity, positing her to be nothing more than a tragedy with an iconic album.
34% Tomatometer 176 Reviews 86% Audience Score 100+ Verified Ratings The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's early rise to fame and the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black. Told...
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- Sam Taylor-Johnson
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- Marisa Abela
May 14, 2024 · Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, Back to Black tries to be both a back-to-basics music biopic — complete with an early eureka moment (see: a young Amy gingerly working her way through the chords...
- David Fear
May 16, 2024 · “Back to Black” is far from the first biopic that smooths the edges off real people for the Hollywood treatment. But because the movie’s stated aim is to re-center Amy in her own story, it ...
Apr 9, 2024 · ‘Back to Black’ Review: Marisa Abela Nails Amy Winehouse in Every Look, Mood and Note in a Biopic at Once Forthright and Forbidding. Sam Taylor-Johnson's jazz-meets-rock-star drama exerts a...
May 15, 2024 · There's no curiosity about Amy Winehouse at all in Sam Taylor-Johnson's 'Back to Black,' just a condescending presentation of a girl with a great voice and a bad boyfriend.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Erin Maxwell Bust Magazine. Abela’s poignant and passionate performance as the singer offers audiences a moving portrait of an artist who could have...
