Amy

— A well-crafted documentary on the evolution and devolution of Amy Winehouse. There's something a little voyeuristic about this glimpse of an incredible talent spinning out of control. It’s hard to know how true the portrait is but between her parents, her boyfriends, her husband, her sudden fame and resulting commitments and paparazzi, to say nothing of drugs, alcohol, and an eating disorder, it isn’t hard to understand how it ended badly. The music is incredible. Particularly touching are some of the early gigs, scenes of her in the studio, and the scene of her recording a duet with Tony Bennett. Amy comes off as a somewhat sassy but still fragile soul who never expected fame and never fully realized how talented she was. Even if you don’t think you’re an Amy Winehouse fan, you may be by the end of this film. It’s good and about much more than just “sex, drugs, and jazz”.

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[2015. 128 min. Directed by Asif Kapadia. Featuring Amy Winehouse.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/amy-2015