Top 10 Things Back to Black Got Factually Right & Wrong

It's time to break down "Back to Black." Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the things the new Amy Winehouse biopic did right, as well the parts it got so so wrong. Our countdown includes her sense of humour, first meeting with Blake, descent into substance use, and more! Have YOU seen “Back to Black?” What did you think? Let us know in the comments!
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[@MsMojo]

Have YOU seen “Back to Black?” What did you think? Let us know in the comments!

[@kamsismith]

It wasn't good. It was just as bad as Bob Marley: One Love except extremely disrespectful and insulting. Yes, Amy had her demons, but she was much more than that. The movie focused way too heavily on her drug use and relationship woes than on her talent. A lot of female celebrity biopic tends to always do this.

[@bloodstone1058]

No. It received mixed reviews from critics.

[@bloodstone1058]

@@kamsismith I agree with that.

[@ashalew2277]

i loved it! marissa was amazing

[@1818annaam]

At first, I was excited to see it, however, once I heard that the actress would be singing her songs I was disappointed and hesitant. Plus I heard reviews on TikTok saying it was terrible and not to waste your money on a movie that depicts Amy Winehouse in all negative ways possible. My boys knew I had always been an Amy Winehouse fan and they surprised me with tickets for my birthday. I do agree with TikTok the movie did focus a lot on the downfalls in her life. However, this was a 2-hour long movie it's understandable that they could not fit every aspect of her life in the movie that would have made it much longer. The actress's singing really didn't sound as bad as I originally thought some vocals seemed to be exaggerated especially while singing Back to Black. If anyone decides to make another movie of her they should consider someone with similar vocals such as Lady Gaga to play her.

[@DL-xq2xx]

I hate that they didn't show who her father actually was. Mitch was evil and abused Amy when she was fragile and vulnerable, she was dying and he forced her to perform.

[@cristinaapariciolinale2119]

Agree with this!

[@mariaantoniou7090]

He wouldn't give his permission for the movie....

[@stephenburtondepp]

He snuck her on a plane while she was passed out and then forced her to do Belgrade, just before she passed. Such an arse!!!!!

[@soy_0scar7]

May GOD bless and protect you in the mighty name of JESUS! May GOD break every chain the enemy has formed against you in the mighty name of JESUS!

[@fasthracing]

Oh did you know him?

[@trinaq]

The Romanization of Blake made me feel uncomfortable as well. The narrative made it seem like he was Amy's one and only love, when she was dating Reg Traviss at the time of her death, with the two planning to marry, and start a family.

[@kamsismith]

Me too. Blake admitted to introducing Amy to drugs. I was furious about why he's an innocent bystander in the movie when he wasn't. Granted, he did turn his life around and whatnot, but he still ruined Amy’s life. Having said that, people on Instagram were ruthless and sending him death threats years after her death. I'm not excusing Blake’s actions, but he doesn't deserve the death threats.

[@trinaq]

​@@kamsismithSeconded, Blake didn't deserve that, even though he played a major role in Amy's untimely death. He isn't a bad man, but he also is far from the Saint that he's depicted as in the film.

[@kamsismith]

I also want to say the same thing about her father. In the documentary, he had his inebriated daughter perform on stage despite her poor health and being an opportunist. He exploited her for profit. I don't care if he created a foundation in her name to prevent others from entering a similar path, but he's exploited her in life and death through books, interviews, and numerous documentaries that he's made.

[@the_glitter_is]

I'm not surprised with how the director groomed her now husband. She has issues.

[@gbear2253]

So did Blake father a child while he was with Amy? Did Blake even have kids?

[@trinaq]

My favourite part of the biopic was the close bond shared between Amy and her nana. It brought much needed heartwarming moments into an otherwise bleak storyline.

[@kamsismith]

I liked that too. Besides that, I thought the movie was similar to Blonde without the pornographic aspects of that movie. Just drugs, relationship woes, and bulimia. Which biopic was more enjoyable: Bob Marley: One Love or this one? I hope the Michael Jackson movie will be better.

[@trinaq]

Hmm, it's a tough call, but I've got to say that I preferred the Bob Marley biopic. It didn't always hit the right beats, and it was hard to follow the time lines, but at least they attempted to subvert biopic clichés. Which one did you prefer?

[@kamsismith]

Both didn't impress me in the way that I’d hoped, but I would also say Bob Marley: One Love since yes, the movie does talk about an assassination attempt, but it’s more light compared to Back to Black. I feel both Amy and Bob’s stories would worked better as miniseries. I'm glad Bob Marley got a biopic because he's an icon. I'm also excited for the Michael Jackson movie. On the one hand, I'm hoping it’s better than Man in the Mirror while on the other hand, a TV series would have been a better fit. I also noticed the Amy and Bob biopics, the leads are played by British actors. Of course, Amy is from the UK, but Bob isn't.

[@territmoderitmo9190]

@@kamsismith MJ movie will be tough no matter the angle; if it goes that he was touching kids, fans will be furious, if it goes he was just a kid at heart, other side will go mad. Both camps are strong in position

[@soy_0scar7]

May GOD bless and protect you in the mighty name of JESUS! May GOD break every chain the enemy has formed against you in the mighty name of JESUS!

[@imsoboredhahaha]

1. There was not enough criticism of the press that taunted and harassed Amy, there was only criticism of paparazzi, not the journalists who published the shit about her. That’s probably because those same publications that wrote headlines like “Amy on crack” are the ones that are going to be reviewing the film. 2. The death scene was awful. If you knew nothing about her, you’d assume based on the scene that she died because of Blake moving on and having a child. That wasn’t true. That may have been a factor but not the sole reason as to why she relapsed into drinking alcohol again.

[@babyylexiee4642]

It was a very big part of it though even Tyler said as soon as she heard the news she started falling.

[@imsoboredhahaha]

@@babyylexiee4642but it wasn’t the sole reason like the film suggests. The disasterous Belgrade performance was only a month prior and from the nasty press coverage she received from it, it really knocked her confidence and self worth and so she began to drink again.

[@leahtv7778]

Thank you for your comment. I recently made 2 vids about Amy kindly watch them tysm ❤❤❤❤

[@indigotears]

They brushed over so many important details surrounding her death, she'd been told by doctors her addiction put her health in critical condition and if she kept drinking it could make her heart fail at any moment and that's what happened the next time she relapsed, they should have added that for context and just show her picking up a bottle then it explains without having to show her actual death

[@milgzx0]

Seeing them romanticising Blake made my stomach turn. Throughout the whole movie I was asking myself "are they really attempting to make Amy seem more abusive in this relationship here?"

[@leahtv7778]

Watch my recent vids abt this movie. I. Hated. It.

[@patrickthestar132]

Im sorry but Blake was an addict that was struggling too and had no support either. People seem to forget that. We can’t blame the world for her death, she was an adult and we need to accept that it was her responsability to get better not anyone else’s

[@blahblahblah6898]

As an amy fan I actually think that portrayal was more realistic than “blake is evil and Amy is a victim period” as in black and white kinda scenario. Sure he did her bad but she was no angel as u may imagine. They constantly abused each other they cheated on each other and both of them dragged the other down a destructive hole. He wasn’t the reason she died in fact what killed her was alcohol a substance she already had many problems with before even knowing him. She was an alcoholic an addict and probably borderline… if it wasn’t blake it would be any other guy… people with so many mental health issues gravitate towards each other and that’s simply how it is.

[@ClaudiaM-rc3zd]

@@patrickthestar132 yup and she was abusive! didnt she scratch her nails on his face come on! im a fan but i dont believe she was a saint even in the documetary her friends say that she was sometimes good to them and sometimes she could go cold and distant

[@jennifermarie3158]

@@patrickthestar132 I agree. That's why I would prefer a biopic that conveyed them both as complex, flawed, at times toxic individuals rather than one that romanticizes either of them

[@karawigley6231]

As an Amy fan the saddest thing about this film is that not only do we not get to hear Amy’s unique & captivating voice people who don’t know better are going to walk away believing the many inaccuracies throughout it.

[@leahtv7778]

Thank you.

[@misswomble]

Exactly 💯 % the singing ruined the film for me

[@Tim_Dunkin]

I appreciate Abela doing all the singing. When acting, especially portraying a real person, you need to be who you're portraying as much as possible. To be them in a scene then cut to lip syncing can seperate you from the character making you feel like your cosplaying someone instead of being someone which is what you need for something like this.

[@soy_0scar7]

May GOD bless and protect you in the mighty name of JESUS! May GOD break every chain the enemy has formed against you in the mighty name of JESUS!

[@MakapoluEsq]

Romantic obsession is a result of childhood trauma- particularly neglect and abandonment issues. I watched the Amy documentary on HBO and got a really negative impression of Amy’s dad. When such young adults have substance abuse issues so early in life it always makes me wonder what role the parents played in bringing that out in their kid.

[@leahtv7778]

Yet we got zero suggestion that her father and mother were in any way at fault. Ty for your comment

[@PercyEarlFixingBindsLLC]

People's can be a sad existence as she was. The problem is if her parents didn't try to help her out to get over from addiction

[@jennifermarie3158]

Everything you said is true, but honestly who doesn't have some trauma from growing up? Dead beat Dads are so common that I literally don't even have a friend that I know of that had a good relationship with their Dad growing up

[@MakapoluEsq]

@@jennifermarie3158 sadly I agree. Don’t know anyone that had a solid dad

[@PercyEarlFixingBindsLLC]

@@jennifermarie3158 deadbeat dads are so common haha c'mon princess of drama & trauma

[@carolinadiza4571]

I personally felt like the made Amy's entire existence tied to Blake. She did her whole album based off of him, got sober because he did, OD and died because she heard about his news. I obviously never really knew Amy, but I'd like to think Blake didn't have such an effect on her.

[@CCRyder0417]

You're right!

[@sciencenotsrigma]

I’ve been in a situation where a relationship has, me, but I’ve been dealing with a serious illness, not having the greatest success of my life. Amy was also dating someone, seriously, after Blake, from all accounts I’ve heard.

[@madamejaysynstarotoriginal]

You’d be surprised. Codependency is strong. But she did have a healthy life before him.

[@loveitwhenyoudothat]

He did have a huge effect on her though… that’s just facts

[@melissagalaviz465]

He totally did you could feel her pain their love story was so toxic poor girl

[@purplemismagius28]

As rewritten as it was, I cried a little, and sang along to Back to Black and Rehab.

[@sarahbasto6520]

It's incredible how a person can make such a tremendous success based on solely 2 songs.

[@jennifermarie3158]

@@sarahbasto6520 It wasn't based on only two songs. She had other massive hits like "You Know I'm No Good" and "Tears Dry On Their Own" and "Valerie" as well as a lot of other critically acclaimed songs that were known but not super popular like "Love Is A Losing Game" and "Stronger Than Me|. She had as many hits as any famous musician in the 2000s. Just because clearly you don't know more of her music doesn't mean other people don't

[@kristee025]

I wasn’t expecting to like it but ended up loving it. It’s no small task playing Amy but the actress did an incredible job in my opinion.

[@laland5752]

I loved it too.

[@MelancholyRequiem]

Unpopular opinion: Lady Gaga would have been an excellent choice to play Amy Winehouse. Her label made her dye her hair blonde to begin with because they looked so much alike.

[@Ern_nnn_nnn]

Gaga was casted actually, but she declined

[@cjwilliamsvi]

And she can act too.

[@EclecticElegance13]

@@Ern_nnn_nnnreally!? That’s so interesting. I didn’t know that.

[@jennifermarie3158]

Interesting thought. They do look alike and Gaga has more of a cool/standoffish style like Amy's. I agree that it could have been a good fit

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, MsMojo..!! She left us far too soon. May she rest in peace.. 🙏

[@ErikS-]

The first 30 minutes (or so) were awesome to watch. After that, it started jumping around like crazy. Even introducing people (e.g. her flatmate) that we never saw again.

[@kamsismith]

Amy’s story would have worked better as a miniseries. Don't get me wrong, Marisa and Jack did well as Amy and Blake respectively despite the lackluster material. Similar to Bob Marley, they both deserve better biopics, preferably miniseries.

[@layzee_zombee88]

Totally agree. Selena had a movie & a mini series. 🤔

[@soy_0scar7]

May GOD bless and protect you in the mighty name of JESUS! May GOD break every chain the enemy has formed against you in the mighty name of JESUS!

[@katkit1479]

I think we need to remember that the film is only 2 hours so it can't show all her close moments with her friends, all her times going to rehab or doing drugs so I can understand why those parts don't feature as much. As for Blake, idk about others watching, but I felt that he was portrayed in a very negative light- he manipulated her, used her when she was famous, was always keeping one foot out the door...how could you watch this and think he was being treated in a sympathetic light is beyond me! The only person who was portrayed in a sympathetic light was her dad, who shouldn't have been- he obviously helped with the film so they couldn't show how manipulative he really was but really they shouldn't have collaborated with him and shown a more truthful image of him. As for the Blake focus, it makes sense considering this film centers around her Back to Black album which is about him.

[@3XSL]

Yes they could’ve,they could’ve cut all the parts where she was with her dad

[@Kitty.Nocturne]

Right, they literally flat out said in the movie between dialogue with Blake and his dealer that he only got back with Amy for money

[@katkit1479]

​@@3XSL Would've been a bit strange though with no Mitch since Amy had the "daddys girl" tattoo implying they had a close relationship. The idea would've been not to collaborate with him and then show how he constantly called the Papps and made her perform when she was drunk

[@Crumpets7377]

Even in the movie her dad comes off as more interested in her being a star. The scene where her dad doesn't agree with her manager that she should go to rehab is striking.

[@Kitty.Nocturne]

@@Crumpets7377 yes! What got me too was when in the beginning of the movie, Amy was asking her dad to come to one of her shows and he was making an excuse as to why he couldn’t come. Then you see later on when she got the record deal and becomes more high profile so see him around her more and more. I like the subtlety of the movie but I’d you paid attention all that stuff was there!

[@WithADashOfPazazz]

I think the biggest thing the film misses is that for a good portian, it felt like there was only three people in the movie. Her friends weren't shown, the hangers on, management. Her band was shown barely. It was so odd.

[@ridgebackdk]

wish they put more into her talent and her gift with words .. her lyrics are funny and loaded with sarcasm but from the heart .. a true poet .... she is maybe the only artist that still to this day makes me sad from her passing ... just wish the movie had more detail in her as a person, a woman ,an artist and a poet ... she was so much more than a few hit songs and an addiction problem ...

[@girvitza]

I’m an Amy fan through and through. I listen to her music all the time, still to this day, I knew who Blake was and I remember hearing about her death fondly. I truly thought the film was very interesting. Obviously it’s a biopic, there’s bound to be heart crushing moments that may have never happened in actuality, but cmon it’s a movie not a documentary . It won’t get everything right. I’m just glad the fans (like me) liked it

[@leahtv7778]

I'm a fan and hated it.

[@SuperMelrose1]

I know what you meant, but I don’t think fondly is the word you actually meant to use here

[@Drjackdempsey9644]

You remember hearing about her death fondly? That’s pretty dark

[@jennifermarie3158]

I feel like most of the real fans did not like it.

[@jeffamunoz]

I will never ever ever ever understand why they didn't use Amy's vocals in the movie. Take La Vie En Rose for example, 100% used Edith Piaf's voice the entire time and it was a fantastic movie. Why capture the idea of her performances and not hear the actual performance?

[@TheCurlylocks85]

After watching the film I feel the movie was based around her song Back to Black hence the title of the film,as the song was about her relationship with Blake which is maybe why her relationship was romantized to show how it played out and effected her🤔

[@HannahDonahue-yh4nt]

I think you're right . They have to dramatize everything

[@jennifermarie3158]

Well if they are going to base it around her relationship with Blake, they should capture the nature of the relationship better. They made Amy seem like this really loyal hopeless romantic when in reality she slept around (she even wrote a song "You Know I'm No Good" about ti) and there was a lot of toxicity on both sides. They got the dynamics of their relationship all wrong.

[@kimberlysmiles8]

I really enjoyed the film. I thought compared to many biopics with many of our adored and favorited artists battling addiction being over focused on that it was the opposite. Right from the jump Amy talked about wanting to do more than music. Which if you seen her interviews over the years she wanted more to life than her job or being famous. I also appreciated the angle they went with Blake. I never understood why Amy was so in love with him but it was nice to see it from her rose colored glasses versus what our biases are. Hes a monster, its his fault. When Amy was her own person and if you ever been in love, love can alter your view and decisions on whats right and wrong. So that was refreshing. I also feel like they touched on drug use but didn’t go into detail because why should that matter? Amy was not her addictions she was more than that. I loved the storyline with her and her Nana too. What was missing was her close friends. Again, I really enjoyed the movie. I believe the actor got her presence and that made me happy.

[@kristinroush8606]

Fun fact about Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek didn’t actually sing. Marc Martel actually did, and he has a very strike singing voice that sounds a lot like Freddie’s. I just had to get that off my chest 🤣

[@Tesoro598]

Overall, I did enjoy the film. Perhaps too much time was spent regarding her turbulent relationship with Blake. Still, he was a huge part of her life. I would have loved to have seen more about the time she was not using drugs towards the end of her life. She was a one-of-a-kind talent! RIP lovely Amy.

[@jamespatrick1784]

I think Abela did an amazing job! No, she’s not going to sound exactly like Amy, but I think she did a damn good job. The relationship with her nan, really hit close to home for me. No biopic is going to be 100% correct. Mitch was definitely not the best person for her. Her and Blake were toxic together, but he shouldn’t be blamed for all of it. Just wish she could’ve stayed sober. Just imagine where she would be now. ❤️ May she RIP!

[@jennifermarie3158]

I thought she was a horrible choice. She could not get anywhere close to Amy's personality or mannerisms, so I really couldn't believe her as Amy

[@happyexpat6817]

When it is mentioned that the film does not show all the times that Amy was being pushed to go back to rehab, especially given how we know how her story ends (though in truth, it continues and always will).....I felt that seeing her being pushed, forced, pulled, shoved to go to rehab only to end up back in bad shape, is not something we need to see over and over again as we know it happened so it would be repetitive and tragic, more tragic than it already is. I understand that most of us go to films to escape our own realities so to go overboard, regardless if it is true or not, on rehab attempts, might just push us over the edge. On a personal note, I wish they would make a film, or a few, about entertainers who we know and appreciate and had to go through a hard time but came out on the bright side of their addictions/mental illnesses, etc. In my case, given the times we are living in as a world, a little hope would, for me, be much appreciated. Have not seen film, yet, as I live in Italy and to see the film in anything but English would be a disappointment (and Italians do not like subtitles, in general). I hope she is at peace, singing with her Nan, wherever it is they are now.

[@MakapoluEsq]

Metallica would be an example of guys who went through hell and came out stronger, together. Still waiting on the Zeppelin biopic too.

[@HannahDonahue-yh4nt]

Everyone is talking about how they romanticized her dad and Blake but I think they were just trying to get us to see what Amy saw , she worshipped the ground both her father and Blake walked on . I do think they should have shown Amy actually trying to get sober and wanting to go to rehab , they made it seem as though she was the one that didn't want to be sober but she was holding him back , from what I've seen in documentaries it was actually the other way around, but again maybe they were just trying to depict her perception so idk. I will say in the movie they did make it seem like she was passionate about her music career but after her first album she was over it . She just wanted to be with Blake but from my understanding was that her dad kept pushing her . I think the film could have shown more of the raw truth about how she was over the Back To Black part of her life , she just wanted to live a normal life . I don't think she ever wanted to be a performer , she told one of her friends she would take it all back if it meant she didn't have to go through the constant paparazzi and the media . The game . I think the movie started off strong and the actress did brilliant but towards the middle and end there were more historical inaccuracies but everyone has a different point of view , we will never know the complete true story especially since Amy isn't here to tell us

[@organicc00chie]

i loved the movie it was definitely sad at the end :(

[@georgina1317]

Watching Jack O’Connell play Blake made me think of him as a grown-up Cook (his character from Skjns). He’s such an engaging and charismatic actor that it’s hard not to be drawn in, and it could seem like a romanticization of Blake, but I think to an extent that was needed to show why Amy fell for him in the first place.

[@DezRD]

Anytime I watch anything about Amy, I feel so sad for a few days. It breaks my heart to know how talented she was, and sang so beautifully effortless, and she was taken away from this world far too young. She had so much to give, and dealt with so much pain in different ways. Yet it seemed like no one was in her corner and loved her enough to help her. Just forced her to perform like a puppet. RIP Miss Amy, always❤

[@csj27]

I wish they merged both of their voices at least.

[@positivenergylife]

Marisa’s voice is incredible!!!!!❤

[@JoeTroyy]

They all sound like her in the UK

[@JoeTroyy]

@user-cd4zq4ry9k lol pretty close

[@JoshuaRyanErwin]

How do you completely cut out Mark Ronson??

[@alfiepurkiss3303]

pretty sure he didn’t want to be involved

[@valerieblack1004]

I have to say I really liked the film and thought the actress playing and singing Amy's songs did so well!

[@shuichisasaki6244]

If i'm being wrong when Amy and Blake play pool in The bar, it sounds at background "Know You Know" but with Amy's voice and not Marisa's

[@jkhm5090]

You actually mention this is Amy's story seen through her eyes, and that is why there are "wrong" elements. She didnt see her dad as remiss, or Blake as the enabler to Class As. Still enjoyed the video

[@smoothgoth]

i liked it.

[@DanaArmas]

Back To Black is my favorite flim. Masterpiece

[@sherkand7241]

I love this movie. But it truly threw me back into my deep Bi-Polar depression, a place I haven't been in a long time. I self-harmed when she died and carved a small "A" into my arm and though the scar has faded, it is still there. there. Amy and I were very much alike and i lived my boring drug filled, boyfriend obsessed, depressed life vicariously through her. My obsessions were dug out from a deep box i made in my mental states about her. But I didn't like the new plastic surgeries Amy, almost glad that she was frozen in time to be eternally 27 eternally. Marisa breathed Amy in every scene. I thought she was phenomenal. I loved the movie. It has only a weeks run here due to low attendance. I was surprised there wasnt more people. So now I'll go fornmy fourth time. I wont cry now, I know what I'm walking into. But I've never stopped having Amy in my life every day. I have 8 teeshirts and unusal photos of her decorate my bathroom walls. first time I cried very hard through the whole movie and i was up all night and it completely took over the next day. I thought the movie was very powerful and well done. From 68 year old woman in Florida---oh, and through medicine and therapy, I have my Bi-Polar under control---well this reaction surprised me. It was hard to breathe but I'm OK now...thanks if you read all this- I was hoping I could find a place to get this out...

[@h0lymAcaroNiii]

❤

[@baedaddy]

!!!! THIS .

[@theecarking]

One other thing they got wrong was her pet bird Ava. She was a red canary (think the movie made her yellow) And she died before Frank was released, which is what October Song is about. In the movie Ava was alive much longer.

[@tonybrittingham237]

I honestly didn’t think I’d enjoy the movie as much as I did. It was a good movie

[@cca405]

Should have dubbed the vocals as Amy’s voice is too iconic me cannot be replicated

[@misswomble]

💯

[@sarwoj3238]

I saw the movie the night it was released in CT USA . It was portrayed more of a love story than a exceptionally talented writer and singer who was drawn to alcohol and drugs and how she could not control her addiction which lead to her untimely death! I was very disappointed with the ending. It left out her last concert when she was drunk and. Soon died after that terrible performance! Regardless Amy will always be my favorite performer and I hope she will be remembered for her talent and not for her bad choice of loving Blake and her addiction! ,RIP AMY, I love you ❤❤❤ Cindy

[@HannahDonahue-yh4nt]

I thought the movie did a really great job depicting her character, especially after watching the documentary AMY , but there were a couple differences especially with the timeline of everything . The timeline wasn't completely spot on with the songs she wrote and what was going on in her life at the time but I think they did a good job with sort of making it all flow together especially when they blended the Back To Black music video with Nan's funeral. I also agree that the end credits should have had the real Amy's voice . I feel like there was more they could put in , I was surprised they didn't put the Tony Bennet studio session in but I understand they had a lot they had to fit in two hours .

[@stacybridgeford2829]

Marisa was excellent. Nobody could have done it better. She should literally win an Oscar for that performance.

[@laurakitteridge2150]

I think they did such a good job with this film. Rather than falling into the trap of focussing in on any one particular aspect of her life, it was a kaleidoscope of carefully chosen snapshots of her life.

[@joybabama740]

Who else feels maybe if nan was alive, Amy would have had someone to turn to at least?

[@indigotears]

Wasn't really surprised to see her abusive relationship with the man that destroyed her life (along with her dad) being portrayed as something "romantic" it's a Sam Taylor Johnson film after all, last time she made a biopic she ended up grooming her underage lead actor and marrying him

[@jessicaroeder9803]

I’m glad I found this video. I knew the movie had to be wrong on so many levels. The whole story did t really make sense. If they weren’t going to tell the story right they should have just made a fictional character up.

[@HannahDonahue-yh4nt]

Also my last comment 😂 i do agree with the end of the movie being very sloppy . I dont like how they made it seem like she was just this depressed person over Blake and drank herself . That wasnt true at all . I think Amy was long over him after he was incarcerated. She realized how much better she was doing after him , i was shocked to see in the film he was saying this about her . I dont know why they made her the abuser in the film .

[@ShootingStarASMR]

Amy would’ve hated this. So wrong.

[@liamarmer1253]

The one thing that annoyed me was the fact they didn’t show her being forced onto stage in Belgrade shortly before her passing when she was clearly in an unfit stage to perform whoever let her go on in that state needs to be help responsible.

[@ElizabethCopenhaver-xj8lb]

It was her father who forced her to go …

[@rcperry2000]

I liked it but I didn't love it. It felt rushed and only brushed over her theater school background and getting expelled and all that. I would've liked it to focused a little more on her childhood. And her recovery in Saint Lucia

[@carriefingsolomon]

Biopics always feel rushed to me-always. Like a choppy montage of “highlights” or moments. The worst of those was the Queen movie IMO

[@rcperry2000]

​@@carriefingsolomonI actually loved Bohemian Rhapsody. Look up Amy Winehouse Fallen Star. That was worse than this

[@canadiensfan90]

I thought she wore ballet slippers a lot

[@phoenixxking4156]

This was a great movie. Was it 100% perfect? No, and it was never and could never be a perfect adaptation of her life. But they made a great theatrical look at her life. And made a fan and made me want to research her life more. And in my opinion is the whole purpose for biopics.

[@TheSpiciestGinger]

Haha thanks. You saved me watching it...if it's not her voice I'm not interested

[@Jojo-sk6yy]

To be fair she does a pretty good job with all of the performances except for back to black (ironically)

[@andybricks576]

You're loss!

[@victoriaoster8680]

I think the movie made her dad look like a great dad. I don’t think he was.

[@leahtv7778]

This movie shouldn't have been made. It was that bad. I liked Abela, it was easy to tell she was better at acting than permitted to be in the movie due to the awful script. They also could have given her better hair and makeup and wardrobe to appear more like Amy. This movie was exploitative and Sam Taylor-Johnson should be lambasted for it she deserves it. Also watch my review and pitch for a better version of an Amy Winehouse movie. Ty

[@design4nyone793]

The film crew undoubtedly put a lot of effort into making the film, but its impact is no greater than that of the documentary released many years ago. What I mean is that it doesn't bring much new to the table.

[@phoebeburt]

I don’t think this film should’ve ever been created

[@yokiionii8888]

The end just broke my heart😢

[@TheShaneCheshire]

This was a great movie sure is it going to be 100%, no course not. The quality of this biopic is up there with Walk The Line.

[@mickymorton7148]

It was a brilliant movie 🎥. ❤. I was very impressed.. it definitely deserves an award for best Movie… & so does actress who played her Amazing….. sadly it was a movie about girl meets boy they fall in love …. & tragic ending unfolds…. Amy will always be remembered not how she died … but how she lived it… ❤ it’s so sad that it happened to her far too young to have taken away from us xxx god bless Amy ❤ gone by not forgotten her music will always be with us ❤

[@sepidehmajd593]

That was an absolute crime to play Amy....

[@HamberlynnReid]

There will never be another person who will sound like Amy Winehouse.

[@iscariotekein135]

i don´t want to watch it, i feel like i´m going to cry the whole movie, i still miss her...

[@paulwojnar2291]

You can only get so much into the time alotted for a film. Overall I think it was very well done not specifically judgemental. I for one am glad that it wasnt lip synched. Bravo to Marissa for her very hard work to sing and play guitar. She did a very good job at representing Amy. To say that she didnt sing exactly like Amy of course not. She isnt Amy. But close enough to enjoy the film. I give this film an A and will see it again. Bravo to all from the director down to the entire crew. To fill in all of what could not possibly be covered in the movie there is the documentary.

[@K0rdv0n]

The actress playing amy looks like britney spears.

[@lucindawinehouse2002]

Agreed

[@Ern_nnn_nnn]

I really like the film, if they have made some more things right, it would have been perfect

[@stephenburtondepp]

Best mojo video ever! Thank you for this. Amy deserves her story to be told properly, which is why I won’t support the film. Now I know I was right in not going to the cinema 🥰 If you love Amy, watch the 2014 Amy documentary.

[@danielbarcenas4175]

I watched it last week and loved it

[@sabrinajimenez8356]

I want too watch the movie but I can’t get pass the fact that it doesn’t look or sound like her at all. I could appreciate them trying but it looks like it doesn’t do justice at all.

[@babyylexiee4642]

Personally I thought she did a very good job of bringing Amy to screen. In certain scenes it even felt like I was watching Amy directly. No one is gonna do Amy’s voice Justice because no one has a voice like Amy.

[@tabithafranklin8750]

I felt Marissa Abela did a great job singing like Amy. I think she sounded a lot like her and did a great job playing her. It looked to me like she enjoyed playing the part and was really into it! I enjoyed the movie but walked away wanting more.

[@SamisStoriesUK]

I’m sorry but the auto tune over the vocals and the narrative that she lived completely for Blake would have Amy rolling in her grave IMO. She would have hated this movie. As touching as it was in moments, I feel like Amy would just be rolling her eyes constantly at the inauthenticity of it all. She was all about being real, and this was a Hollywood take on a very far removed, journalistic view of her experience. The only thing they could have gotten absolutely 100% accurate (and arguably the most important thing) was her voice, (as they have records to replicate), and they still messed that up. I just think, this group of people had an incredible opportunity to really touch on the things that Amy held sacred and the struggles she had, and they chose to dramatise it in a generally relatable way instead.

[@justineves3588]

Very very great epic list I like it a lot very very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever 😊❤

[@angelanova9732]

I can ONLY imagine how much conditioner she had to use as the “behive/bump” hair-style got bigger and bigger! Any hair stylists/professionals thinking the same?? (Yes, I KNOW I am WAYY far from the intention of this video, can’t help it).

[@knockofftasty9693]

This entire film was literally things you can google or KZbin and see Amy winehouse do.

[@CCRyder0417]

Agreed!

[@someonerandom8726]

They have like multiple scenes that were deleted like her recovery lioness era (its even in the trailer where she has the glasses, dress with the gold earring in nyc in the trailer) and how she was sent to the emergency room in 2008 and also They forgot about mark ronson

[@ReynaReactsandReviews]

Love the background music

[@AmyC-j4p]

this movie deserves to sweep the next oscars ❤

[@DavidKaho]

They should of had RAYE play the role

[@Loggsss]

The biopic got the timelines all wrong and rushed her last years aswell as messing up what amy had originally said in interviews!!

[@irenekomulainen149]

1. I think in the role of Amy’s father there was too much silver lining added. I can’t understand how he didn’t care his daughters best… And in the movie it doesn’t appear. Just one scene where he says that Amy doesn’t need to go to rehab. 2. I think the movie was made too much to be a romantic movie. It didn’t show Amy’s real life. It was made like everything took place because of blake (in good and bad). All in all the movie was touching and I liked it ❤

[@spaceman87186]

She wore Amys real pink cardi in the pool club scene.

[@kevstercronigekevincrone74]

Just saw the movie today 6/6/24, and I felt some parts were not accurate so I’m glad someone made a list of this, but Marisa did a good job though. So this movie was a 7/10

[@Chiacesther]

Amy Winehouse looks more like the Actress that acted in Hitch with Will Smith.

[@gregbrockway9913]

not even close lol

[@Chiacesther]

@@gregbrockway9913 Lol, pretty close. In the face not the body.

[@mariebreckman2668]

I loved Amy Winehouse but I will not be going to see it but everyone to their own

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

If it's released 10 years ago, Lady Gaga should earn the leading role!

[@KadeemG61]

Lady Gaga is not British. Any British actress could’ve played Amy Winehouse in 10 years like Helena Botham Carter or Emma Thompson.

[@kamsismith]

Helena is in her 50s and Emma is in her 60s, they both would have been perfect to play Cynthia.

[@KassiusFineArt]

Lol

[@babyylexiee4642]

@@kamsismith” ten years ago “

[@westfield90]

I liked this movie. I felt I got to know and like her and sad at the demons and vices that killed such a great talent.

[@JackKovach]

Marissa Abella (forgive spelling errors) nailed it. I wish she’d go on tour as sadly I never got to see or hear Amy live.

[@Valerie-vj2id]

I felt the film missed out on so much of Amy's life . I was definitely disappointed with it

[@starchild1595]

My favorite part of the movie was the end. AMY DERSERVED BETTER.

[@samuelcollantes1175]

No, i haven't, so, i don't have any personal thoughts. Happy wednesday afternoon, Emily, take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well.

[@denizbeytekin9853]

I watched the movie yesterday!!!

[@darreng1918]

Loved the movie

[@mads-Riley-Art]

Didn't go enough into how she was harassed and hounded by the media as they chased her around Camden They didn't show her humour enough They didn't criticise her Dad enough he was a big part of her downfall yes he adored her that's not in doubt and yes she adored him but he definitely liked her success and tried to push her for more when she wasn't ready Also they didn't give amy enough credit she did a lot better at staying sober at the end it was just one bad relapse that did it I did like how it was fairer to Blake though he wasn't a villain like her family have made him out to be just a deeply damaged individual I think Marisa looked good as an Amy look a like but she didn't capture her personality enough especially that dry sarcastic humour Rip Amy you absolute angel if I had a time machine I wouldn't choose to visit the dinosaurs or go to the far future or see ancient Greece id go to 2006 and try my hardest to help she needed a big hug and someone to tell her she was worth everything because the world feels empty without amy Winehouse we lost something truly special there ❤🖤🎶

[@spaceman87186]

She wore Amys pink cardi for real in the pool hall scene.

[@heartkiller1666]

You guys should do a fact and fiction on Argo

[@ssherrierable]

I had a grown man crush on her, when she first came out my eyes just found her irresistible, rip babe