I went into this movie not expecting much, thanks to the reviews, but figured I'd like to see a recreation of London in the 2000s.
Forget the reviews from the newspapers and meida. The movie is first rate, and the central performance, by Marisa Abela, will surely get an Oscar nomination. She is sensational.
The filmography is good, and the script pretty good, focusing on Amy Winehouse's addiction and toxic dependency on Blake Fielder-Civil, while not leaving out the arc of her career; you get to hear all the hits from her.
The supporting cast is excellent, too, with nary a performance that misses a step.
I do wish, though, that the director had edited it to be a bit tighter-it spends a lot of time on her romance with Black- and used the extra time to depict her awakening as a songwriter. Marisa Abela would have done that part justice, too.
Go see it. This is definitely one to be watched in a theater, not at home.
Forget the reviews from the newspapers and meida. The movie is first rate, and the central performance, by Marisa Abela, will surely get an Oscar nomination. She is sensational.
The filmography is good, and the script pretty good, focusing on Amy Winehouse's addiction and toxic dependency on Blake Fielder-Civil, while not leaving out the arc of her career; you get to hear all the hits from her.
The supporting cast is excellent, too, with nary a performance that misses a step.
I do wish, though, that the director had edited it to be a bit tighter-it spends a lot of time on her romance with Black- and used the extra time to depict her awakening as a songwriter. Marisa Abela would have done that part justice, too.
Go see it. This is definitely one to be watched in a theater, not at home.