Search results
Why to watch
- 'Back to Black' brings Amy Winehouse's story to the big screen
- When: Back to Black is in theaters May 17.
- What to know: The drama looks at Winehouse's early rise to fame, all the way through the making of her Grammy-winning album Back to Black.
- Director Sam Taylor-Johnson told Yahoo Entertainment that she felt “a huge responsibility” in staying true to the singer’s story on film.
- "Whatever our judgments are of situations she was in or people that she loved, it was irrelevant to the story I was telling because we were sort of in her creative soul as she created one of the best albums of our time," she explained.
- Why I'll be watching: Actress Marisa Abela's transformation into Winehouse looks remarkable and she does her own singing in the movie.
- — Taryn Ryder, entertainment reporter
- May 15, 2024
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's early rise to fame and the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black. Told from Amy's perspective and inspired by her deeply personal...
Full Review | May 23, 2024. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and...
May 16, 2024 · As of Thursday, Back to Black had an aggregated “rotten” rating of 36% from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on 104 reviews.
- Tim Lammers
Apr 12, 2024 · Sam Taylor-Johnson's new Amy Winehouse biopic has garnered incredibly mixed responses from critics. But the film captures one element of the star perfectly – how funny she was.
- Nick Levine
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 172 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Back to Black's sympathetic approach to its subject's story is an overdue antidote to the tabloid treatment she often received in life, even if the end results are disappointingly pedestrian."
Apr 9, 2024 · “Back to Black” has a 50% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on the first 18 critic reviews, indicating a “rotten” score—meaning fewer than 60% of critics gave it a positive review.
People also ask
Is 'back to black' a good movie?
Is back to black a good book?
Is back to black based on a true story?
When does 'back to black' come out?
Did Sam Taylor-Johnson cast Marisa Abela in 'back to black'?
Where can I watch back to black?
May 17, 2024 · Back to Black: Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. With Marisa Abela, Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville. The life and music of Amy Winehouse, through the journey of adolescence to adulthood and the creation of one of the best-selling albums of our time.
