Back to Black (2024)

Written by Manuel São Bento on April 15, 2024

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"Back to Black completely fails in adapting Amy Winehouse’s life to the big screen, falling into common biopic traps, and drowning in them. The film not only disrespectfully omits and revises critical facts from the artist’s life but also fails to convey the emotional depth of her music and the challenges she faced.

By turning her story into a superficial, cheap version, not even Marisa Abela’s remarkable performance can save the horrendous work of Sam Taylor-Johnson and Matt Greenhalgh.

It deserves no recommendation, serving only as an example of what to avoid when adapting the life of a real person to cinema."

Rating: D-