Marisa Abela & Sam Taylor Johnson on decision not to dub Amy Winehouse into Back To Black

Marisa Abela and director Sam Taylor-Johnson discuss their new Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black.
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[@LovedByYou]

She’s not a bad singer by any means….l but this is Amy Whine-house we’re talking about

[@dianestallworthy7711]

Decision not to DUB....well, Pierce Brosnan and Meryl Streep convinced themselves that they can sing! This girl can BUT Amy is not replicable and they just don't get it!!!

[@Nellie27]

so what Sam wants people to take away from this is the music... but then doesn't use Amy's vocals??? It's just so backwards. So hypocritical

[@adelamuntean3395]

Have you seen the movie? Marisa is amazing

[@karawigley6231]

⁠@@adelamuntean3395 As a diehard Amy fan having her sing the songs 100% does not work. Her voice is decent but most of the time I found myself longing for the actual songs. Particularly with Love is a Losing Game, Valerie & her Grammy performance. Amy’s Grammy performance is one of my favorites & Marisa’s was a let down. It doesn’t do Amy justice as it fails to capture how truly unique & captivating her voice was & how enigmatic she was as a performer. However, the many inaccuracies are the worst part of this film especially because there’s people who will believe the nonsense.

[@alice692]

This interviewer is baaaaad