The crass cash grab biopic has nothing on the Oscar-winning Amy Winehouse doc
Amy Winehouse fans weren’t exactly delighted by the news that there would be a biopic of her life. Following the singer’s tragic death in 2011 at the age of 27, her devotees have grown used to witnessing all manner of tacky and exploitative cash grabs executed in her name, from a posthumous album of questionable quality to a mercifully canceled hologram tour.
Apparently, that means we get a version of Amy’s career where her dad is a saintly guide. As played by Eddie Marsan , Mitch is always right, forever concerned about poor Amy, and the go-to man for career and personal advice. Taylor-Johnson is at least restrained enough not to turn Mitch into a literal angel, but this version of Amy’s life—one that positions him as the moral center of her very being—really drives home why Back To Black was made. It’s all about Mitch, not Amy.
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