Back To Black

This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema to see the movie Back to Black which it's about the iconic British singer Amy Winehouse. Upcoming singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse(Marisa Abela) along with her father Mitch(Eddie Marasan) and Nan Cynthia(Lesley Manville) who was an singer herself have a love of music and starts performing at the The Dublinl Castle which she is seen by Nick Shymansky (Sam Buchannan) who is impressed with her performance and signs her up with Island Records which she has a hit with the album Frank and goes to an pub where she encounters an man called Blake (Jack O'Connell) who would go out together as well as breaking up but getting back which they eventually marry, has an new manager Raye(Ansu Kabia) and continues to have success but is having issues with alcohol and drugs which gets interesting. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT as well as sad with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT acting by Marisa Abela, Marisa Abela, Eddie Marasan, Lesley Manville. Jack O'Connell, Sam Buchannan, Ansu Kabia, Juliet Cowan and Harley Bird and it's directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and produced by Alison Owen, Debra Hayward and Nicky Kentish-Barnes. It is 13 years ago this since the sad passing of Amy Winehouse but the great music she made lives on forever which she really should be remembered is the music she made not her personal issues and Marisa Abela really nails it as Amy Winehouse which she does it so brilliantly as it is one of her best performances and will have an great future in movies as if this proves it then she will come up with great roles to come. I am giving this 4 and an half stars as it's in the cinemas now so do yourselves an favour and SEE IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

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