"Cop Car"

My review of "Cop Car" starring Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford.

"Cop Car"

Posted on Aug. 14, 2015  on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“Cop Car” (2014)

Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford) have decided to run away. The best of friends, Harrison is the more reserved of the two. Travis is more daring and outgoing than Harrison. They make a good team and determine that they have walked about 50 miles. The boys stumble across an abandoned sheriff’s cruiser in the middle of nowhere. After a series of dares, they discover that not only is the car unlocked, but the keys are inside and decide to go for a ride. They can barely see over the hood of the car, but improve at driving the car, even if they haven’t mastered the idea of parking the car before switching who is driving. The boys are having a blast.

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In a flashback, we see why the car has been left. It seems that Sheriff Kretzer (Kevin Bacon) needs to dispose a body. He pulls the body out of the trunk and proceeds to drag it to an isolated spot where he dumps the body into a man-made hole. Once the body is disposed, he goes back to the car, which is missing. The sheriff realizes his mistake of leaving the keys, and now he needs to find who stole his car before anyone else. Not only has the sheriff lost his car, there is another body in the trunk.

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Director Jon Watts, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher D. Ford, brings out the best in his cast. The two boys, Welftford and Freedson-Jackson play well off each other, and Watts lets the boys be boys, as they look like there are having a blast driving around in a police car. Bacon is perfect as the menacing sheriff. We know the instant that we meet him that he is not to be annoyed. The sheriff is certainly someone who will do anything to survive. Watts does a masterful job of creating tension, whether it’s the boys trying to figure out how the guns that the sheriff left behind work, or the inevitable meeting between the boys and sheriff. Most of the time is a subtle tension that builds as we know something is going to go wrong. We just don’t know when. Watts handles action sequences with relish, and many of the scenes with the boys driving are thrilling to watch.

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The film’s second half of the story just isn’t as compelling or fascinating as the first part. The film becomes a cat and mouse game with a very ambiguous ending that is downright frustrating.  Overall, the cast and the film’s excellent pace make up for that ending, making the film an engaging and sometimes amusing film with an acute style that slowly creates tension.

“Cop Car” is an interesting take on the modern western.  The boys are in way over their heads as soon as they find the car, and they don’t know it. The main bad guy knows that his whole world could tumble down if he can’t find his car. They are on a collision course that we just know is not going to end well.    My Rating: Full Price

My movie rating system from Best to Worst:  1). I Would Pay to See it Again  2). Full Price  3). Bargain Matinee  4). Cable  5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

“Cop Car” is playing exclusively in Atlanta at the Plaza Theatre

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"Fort Tilden"

My review of "Fort Tilden" starring Bridey Elliott, Clare McNulty, Neil Casey.

"Fort Tilden"

Posted on Aug. 14, 2015  on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“Fort Tilden”  (2014)

When we first meet Allie (Clare McNulty) and Harper (Bridey Elliott), two friends and roommates, they are at a rooftop concert featuring two performers they call “the twins.”  It’s one of those self-indulgent performances where the participants think more of their talent than the audience. It’s obvious from their constant texting during the concert that Allie and Harper are only there to make an appearance. Near the end of the evening, they meet two men who talk them into joining them the next day for a beach outing at Fort Tilden.

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Harper has decided that Allie needs a day off and refuses to let her go to an appointment with her adviser for her upcoming Peace Corps commitment. It’s a day that promises a little adventure and probably a little sex, as Harper has already planned to set her sights on the cuter of the two boys. The girls decide that instead of spending money on a cab, they will ride bikes to the beach instead. They barely get out of their neighborhood when barrel they think is a perfect addition to their apartment distracts them – an all too common occurrence. By the time that they finally leave for the beach, it’s almost 2 pm. It’s questionable that the girls will ever reach their beach, and it’s possible that their friendship may not survive the day.

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Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, who co-directed and wrote the film, have created two lead characters that you would hate to be seated next to at Starbucks. Allie and Harper are two young women who are spoiled, egotistical and clueless about how the world works.  Harper is a mixed-media artist who spends most of her days coming up with ideas that will never be realized. She is supported by her rich father, who indulges his daughter even though she thinks nothing less of calling him halfway around the world because she can’t get a cab. Allie, who sometimes is the more level-headed of the two, is solely consumed with her upcoming Peace Corps trip. Harper is convinced that, like many other endeavors that Allie has taken up, that Allie will not go. Neither woman has faith in each other; it’s as they are in an endless cycle of letting each other down, only to forget about the transgression in a short amount of time.

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This is one of those films that some critics will find endearing and even possibly enchanting. I found the film a little tedious, rarely funny and I was very often frustrated with the characters and their cluelessness. While I did not like either character, I did like the two principle actors. Clare McNulty, playing Allie, has a likable quality to her. McNulty plays well off of Elliott, making their banter back and forth seem quite natural. Bridey Elliott reminded me of a very young Kristen Ritter though I would have liked a bit more of brashness and confidence to shine through in her portrayal of Harper.

I liked the camera movement and placement, as directors Bliss, Rogers, along with cinematographer Brian Lannin made New York City characters in the film. The numerous scenes on the streets kept the film moving and never stagy or static, something that cannot be said for the two main characters.

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“Fort Tilden” could have been a fun film about the adventures of two young women who are living the life in the big city. It’s a movie that desperately needed funnier moments (there are a few, but they are few and far between, and rarely last for any length of time). Instead, we get a film about two characters that are not likable. Characters that are so obnoxious and self-absorbed that they think its acceptable to abandon three kittens in a garbage can because they are tired carrying them. The film wants to be charming and amusing. Unfortunately, the film is like its two main characters; it’s unpleasant and shallow. You should want to hang out with two young women in NYC for an hour and a half, but with these two? Not so much.     My Rating:  Cable

My movie rating system from Best to Worst:  1). I Would Pay to See it Again  2). Full Price  3). Bargain Matinee  4). Cable  5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

“Fort Tilden” is playing exclusively in Atlanta at the Plaza Theatre

“Fort Tilden” Website

"The Look of Silence"

My review of  the documentary "The Look of Silence" 

"The Look of Silence"

Posted on Aug. 7, 2015 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“The Look of Silence” (2015)

In 2012, documentary filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer made the Academy Award-nominated “The Act of Killing.” While it didn’t win an Oscar, it did win almost every critics association award and racked up an incredible number of awards at film festivals around the world. It was a fascinating look a group of men who are seen as heroes in their country even though they were responsible for killing over 1 million of their fellow citizens, all in the name of wiping out Communism. The men reveled in their “accomplishments” shocking the audience.  They welcomed the limelight that the filmmaker provided, basking in their former “glory.” However, under the scrutiny of the film, they were just small-time thugs and gangsters before the army decided that they could be helpful in putting down a growing communist movement.

In “The Act of Killing,” Oppenheimer was the interviewer, but in this film, he has chosen Adi Rukun to be the interviewer. Adi’s brother, Ramli, was one of the deaths that we witnessed recreated on the screen with relish and giddiness by two of his killers. Now Adi has gone on a quest to see if, after 50 years, Ramli’s executioners have any remorse or even remembrance in causing the death of his brother.

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Adi was born two years after his brother’s death, and his mother says that if he hadn’t been born, both of his parents would have wasted away into depression and possible starvation. We watch Adi watch the first documentary as Ramli’s killers zestfully talk about how they killed so many people so efficiently, all while Adi watches in silence.

Adi works as a door to door optometrist and with many of his interviewees, it seems to be a way that Adi can get his foot into the door to do the interview. Most of the men are now in the 70s and 80s, shells of the men we saw in the first film (for many it’s been 10 or twelve years since they were last interviewed on screen).  Once they discover this won’t be the fun interview like the one they had with Oppenheimer, some are reluctant to talk to Adi. Most of the men aren’t willing to engage in conversations with Adi, calling his questions too “political.” Some, once Adi reveals that he is Ramli’s brother, claim either innocence or that they don’t remember what went on.

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Some of the most touching scenes are with his family and friends whom Adi talks to about his brother’s death. His father (who might be over 100) is blind and mostly deaf, can’t carry on conversations but Adi’s mother remembers everything as if it was yesterday. When she finds out that Adi is talking to his brother’s killers, she worries that they might try and kill him. In fact, she worries so much that she gives him self-defense pointers. A conversation that Adi has with an uncle is even more moving.  He discovers that his uncle not only didn’t do anything to help his brother, but he was also a guard at the prison that Ramli was held at right before his death.

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“The Look of Silence” doesn’t have the visual flair of “The Act of Killing” nor does it have the emotional impact of that film. It just might be too late, with too many old men’s memories fading or dying, to give the needed release that you want from this film. There are a couple of feeble attempts by some of the children to ask for forgiveness for the sins of their fathers, but it’s few and far between. Adi, while he seems to be a noble and forgiving man, gets very little from his quest. The film gives very few answers to Adi, and many of his neighbors continue to believe that the mass extermination of more than one million people was justified.  That’s why many of the conversations that Adi has with his brother’s killers end with Adi looking at them, in silence.    My Rating: Full Price 

My movie rating system from Best to Worst:  1). I Would Pay to See it Again  2). Full Price  3). Bargain Matinee  4). Cable  5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

“The Look of Silence” Website

“The Look of Silence” is playing exclusively at Landmark Midtown Art Theatre

"Irrational Man"

My review of "Irrational Man" starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey.

"Irrational Man"

Posted on Jul. 31, 2015 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“Irrational Man” (2015)

Abe (Joaquin Phoenix) is the new professor on a small college campus. Abe is a legendary philosophy professor whose best work is behind him. He drinks too much (carrying around a flask in the open to imbibe in) and hasn’t written anything in years. He meets a fellow professor (Parker Posey) who made it very evident she is open to having sex with him.

The only bright spot in his life is a brilliant student of his, Jill (Emma Stone). Jill is fascinated by Abe, especially his worn-out view of life, challenging him to get over his funk. Even though she has a boyfriend, Roy (Jamie Blackley), she starts spending more and more time with Abe. Jill thinks that she has an open relationship with Roy and starts pressuring Abe to sleep with her.

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Abe and Jill’s world is changed when they hear a woman complain to friends on how she is going to lose custody of her children due to a judge who is friends with her soon-to-be ex-husband. Abe decides that he must help the woman; which gives him a purpose in life and energizes him. The question is, just how far is Abe willing to go to help the woman?

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Woody Allen wrote and directed this film that explores the meaning of life (or if you take Abe’s position, the meaninglessness of life) and whether committing a crime for the greater good is acceptable. My biggest problem with this film is that Allen lets his characters ramble to the point that I thought that many times Joaquin Phoenix seemed lost in his words. Until the hearing of the woman’s story in the diner, the film appears to be just a long series of tiresome and witless conversations between Stone and Phoenix. Some of it stems from Abe’s lack of likability; he is a sad sack of a man who has given up on life. The film does pick up after the diner incident, but it wasn’t enough to save this movie.

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Emma Stone isn’t given much to do, other than worship Abe and hang on his every word. Her character is rather one-dimensional, and while Stone gives it her all, her character never feels real. The Abe character is fleshed out much better than Stone’s, I am not sure that Phoenix fully understood his character, at times it seemed that he was as weary as his character. I would have liked to have Parker Posey do more in the film than just be the oversexed woman who is willing to be a sex partner and possible muse for Abe.

A fair bit of warning; this film is more like Allen’s dramas or mysteries, there is very little comedic elements in this film. There was so much potential with this film but it feels hollow and underdeveloped. It’s as if Allen had an idea for the movie but only wrote one draft, making the story and its characters feeble.   My Rating: Bargain Matinee 

My movie rating system from Best to Worst:  1). I Would Pay to See it Again  2). Full Price  3). Bargain Matinee  4). Cable  5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

“Irrational Man” Website

 

"Unexpected"

My review of "Unexpected" starring Cobie Smulders, Anders Holm, Gail Bean.

"Unexpected"

Posted Jul. 24, 2015 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“Unexpected”  (2015)

We first meet Samantha Abbott (Cobie Smulders) as she drives to her job as a science teacher at an inner-city high school in Chicago. She seems a little distracted as she lets her boyfriend off at the L train station. Once she is in her classroom, we see the problem.  She thinks that she might be pregnant, shown by her searching pregnancy self-diagnosis sites on the Internet.

She is well-liked and respected by her students as they respond to her teaching style. The school that she is teaching at is closing at the end of the school year due to budget cuts. It’s not a good time to be single and pregnant. On her way home she buys a pregnancy test that confirms her worst fears; she is pregnant.

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Once home, she tells her boyfriend, John (Anders Holm) who instantly and lovingly gives her support. He assures her that they will figure it out. The next day, over pancakes, he awkwardly proposes to her, and she says yes. Their plan is to have the baby, with Samantha taking year or two off as John supports the two of them. They decide to get married at the courthouse and then break the news to Samantha’s mother Carolyn (Elizabeth McGovern), who is devastated that her daughter is, in her eyes, destroying her life.

After Samantha throws up in front of her students, the school learns that she is pregnant and married. Samantha then learns that Jasmine (Gail Bean) a 3.8-grade-point average student, might be pregnant. Samantha confronts Jasmine, and she confirms that she is indeed pregnant. Samantha pleads with Jasmine for her to keep thinking and applying for college, that she can’t waste this opportunity that all her hard work has given her. The two women will soon be going on a journey to motherhood that will test their will. They will have to count on their friendship to help them survive this experience.

Director Kris Swanberg, who co-wrote the script with Megan Mercer, lets the relationship between the two women slowly evolve from teacher/student to mother-figure/daughter to two pregnant women trying to figure out how they are going to live their lives. It would have been easy to turn this film into another “cable movie of the week,” but Swanberg keeps the relationship moving with some real-world problems that both women are dealing with. Samantha is angry that this pregnancy is derailing her plans for her life. She continues to try to land her dream job with a museum, even though she has already conceded to her husband with the plan to stay at home with the baby. Jasmine, whose boyfriend becomes increasingly absent as the pregnancy goes along, is determined to be the parent to her baby that her mother never was to her. It seems that her mother got addicted and abandoned her, leaving Jasmine and her sister to be brought up by her grandmother.

Gail Bean is outstanding as the smart and determined Jasmine, giving her an air of inner strength, making her a character that demands respect for the choices that she makes. She interacts with Smulders incredibly well on screen, making their friendship seem organic and almost necessary for each character.

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Cobie Smulders gives one of the best performances of her career as the teacher who wants more out of life, not only herself but her student as well. It’s a role that seems to be a natural for Smulders, as she runs the gamut of emotion; from the shock of being pregnant, the anger of not being able to make the most of her profession and the joy of realizing that she is going to be a mother, playing each one so that we feel what she is going through. It’s a demanding role and Smulders is up to the task, showing great range.

This is a film that explores the choices and sacrifices that women make when dealing with pregnancy. It’s to the credit of the two leads that the film works as well as it does. While not a groundbreaking film, it’s an interesting experience showing two women trying to come to grips with the reality of their situations.    My Rating: Full Price

My movie rating system from Best to Worst:  1). I Would Pay to See it Again  2). Full Price  3). Bargain Matinee  4). Cable  5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

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“Unexpected” is currently playing in Atlanta at AMC Southlake 24 Theatres

"Trainwreck"

My review of "Trainwreck" starring Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson.

"Trainwreck"

Posted on Jul. 17, 2015 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“Trainwreck” (2015)

When we first meet Amy, she is sitting on the hood of a car with her sister getting a life lesson from their dad (Colin Quinn). Dad is telling the two little girls, through a series of examples with their dolls, how monogamy is bad and how natural it is to want to cheat. “You wouldn’t want to play with just one doll, would you?”

We next see Amy (Amy Schumer) as an adult. She isn’t afraid to sleep around with just about every good-looking guy she meets. Apparently, having one-night stands seems to be the norm for her. Her hard-and-fast rules of dating: don’t learn their names, don’t spend more than one date with them and don’t spend the night. She does have one exception to the rule: Steven (John Cena) a nice, rather dumb jock, with the body of a Greek god. He’s the only male friend that she has, and it’s evident that she means more to him than she thinks.

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Amy is a writer, working for a magazine that caters to the young twenty-something males (think Maxim, but shallower). Amy is assigned by her narcissistic boss, Dianna (Tilda Swinton), to do a major article on a doctor who is the sports medicine specialist to the biggest sports stars out there. Amy, at first, declines not knowing anything about sports. Dianna insists as this article could be her fast track to a promotion, and she finally accepts the assignment.

Amy shows up to begin the interview process at Aaron’s office, and she gets to meet NBA great Lebron James (she knows him as the guy on commercials). Lebron is not only one of Aaron’s clients but also his best friend. Early on, Aaron (Bill Hader) figures out that Amy isn’t knowable about sports, but he likes her because she is funny and quick with the banter. He invites her to dinner and both start to relax, having a few drinks (as Amy says later “ok, if you’re counting, four”) as the night continues. Both a little drunk they get a cab, and Aaron soon realizes that he is about to get lucky. What Amy doesn’t realize is that she is about to get lucky too, with a relationship that just might change her life.

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The standard Hollywood rom-com is where the bad boy, who can’t be tied down to one woman, meets the girl that will eventually make him want to settle down. What makes “Trainwreck” so much fun is it takes the rom-com concept and turns it on its ear. It’s Amy that can’t be tied down, and it’s Aaron who is the “one girl kind of guy” that will make her change. Judd Apatow directed the film, and it doesn’t have the feeling (that so many of his films have) that he left too much in the movie. The film seems considerably shorter than its 125-minute length, moving at such a quick pace that you just might have to see this film multiple times to enjoy each jam-packed scene. In most films, Amy would be the quirky sidekick to the girl who gets the guy. Instead, Schumer, who wrote the film, is the centerpiece of the film, and she knows how to perfectly write a screenplay to fit her comedic strengths. It’s a film that both men and women are going to find sidesplitting. Crude enough (without being nasty or mean) for the guys and showing us a woman’s point of view in the dating world for the gals. The dialog is fast, funny, and packed with great interactions between the characters.

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The cast stands out in this film. Colin Quinn is funny as Amy’s bigoted dad, a man who has lived hard and is now paying for his sins by being stuck in a nursing home. Vanessa Bayer is hilarious as Amy’s “gal pal” co-worker that smiles when she gets nervous. John Cena (yes, WWE’s John Cena) perfectly plays the dull but earnest friend with benefits. Tilda plays the egomaniacal Dianna with a true comedic style, milking her part for everything she can get. Brie Larson plays Amy’s sister, a married woman who lives a life opposite of Amy. The biggest surprise of the supporting cast is Lebron James. While not a great actor, he is smart enough to make fun of himself in every scene and plays off of Bill Hader so well that you believe that they are best friends. He’s so good in this film; even the Lebron haters will enjoy his performance.

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Bill Hader is the consummate straight man for Schumer, able to hold his own as she spouts wisecracks right and left. He is instantly likable on screen and makes Aaron believable as a guy that has a heart of gold. There is enormous chemistry between Hader and Schumer, making their scenes work between two very different characters.

Make no mistake about it, this is Amy Schumer’s move, and she shines in every scene. It would have been easy to go way over the top with her character, but Schumer seems to know when to reel it in and when to let herself go for it. Schumer has fantastic comedic timing and plays off even the inexperienced Lebron James with astounding results. Schumer makes her character just goofy enough to be someone we can root for while still laughing at her. She is extraordinary in the role, and she dominates the screen with her staggering timing.

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“Trainwreck” is a film that delivers from start to finish, making it breathtakingly funny and touching at the same time. It’s a film that has a great plot and brilliant writing. That’s something you rarely see in today’s movies, much less a romantic comedy.    My Rating: I Would Pay to See it Again  

My movie rating system from Best to Worst: 1). I Would Pay to See it Again 2). Full Price 3). Bargain Matinee 4). Cable 5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

Trainwreck is currently in theatres nationwide.

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"Amy"

My review of the documentary "Amy"

"Amy"

Posted on Jul. 10, 2015 on CWAtlanta.cbslocal.com

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“Amy” (2015)

When Amy Winehouse was alive, I didn’t know much about her. The only things I did know about her were from the news reports about her bad behavior, and the late-night jokes that Letterman and Leno told about her. I also wasn’t a big fan of her music, though I must say that the sole song that I knew from her catalog was the monster hit “Rehab.” After watching “Amy” not only am I in love with her, I want to listen to every song that she ever recorded.

The film, by noted filmmaker Asif Kapadia, starts off with a small birthday celebration shot on home video with three 14-year-old girls mugging for the camera. Amy is almost unrecognizable, as the sweet and somewhat shy girl, until she starts singing “Happy Birthday to You.” Out of this little girl comes a voice that, even at her young age, could already be described as one of the best Jazz vocalists ever.

That’s the fascinating thing about Kapadia’s documentary; you get to know Amy from a young age before fame came crashing down upon her. The film, through a series of home videos, allows us to see and fall in love with Amy before drugs, and alcohol got of a hold of her. The film is told through Amy’s voice using home movies, interviews with her, footage of her recording sessions and live performances. All Amy wanted to do was be a Jazz singer. Her idols were singers like Tony Bennet t and Ella Fitzgerald. She wanted to spend her days writing songs and spend her nights singing in small jazz clubs.

If she had followed that path, Amy would probably be alive. Unfortunately, Amy’s life didn’t turn out that way. Because of a series of events, some caused by herself and her demons, others by the people that were close to her, she was on the road to ruin.

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The film uses Amy, friends, family and band members, to narrate the movie, using sub-titles to set the timeline. It’s a brilliant move, as we see a pattern of which people are in Amy’s corner and, which are out for themselves. What I didn’t know before I saw the film, was that Amy wrote most of her songs. The film brilliantly uses her notebooks to display the lyrics of her songs on the screen as she sings them. Because Amy wrote about what was troubling her or what she was experiencing, these shots of lyrics on the screen give us an understanding of what Amy was feeling at the time. We get to see and know where Amy was coming from and how deeply she was hurt. Most of the “Back to Black” was about a break up with a boyfriend whom she would eventually marry.

It’s fascinating to watch Amy record her music, whether it’s working on “Back to Black” in a recording studio or recording a duet with one of her idols, Tony Bennett. It gives us a chance to see just how talented a vocalist she was. The early footage of her playing in jazz clubs also gives us an insight to how well she played the guitar (a fact that not a lot of fans know about).

Unfortunately, Amy’s life seems doomed almost from the start. Her father, who she idolized, had an affair when Amy was still a baby and divorced Amy’s mom when Amy was 9. It was the start of the slow, downhill slide of Amy’s life. Amy notes herself, in an on-screen interview, how much of her personality changed after that traumatic event. There are a number of scenes in the movie of Amy smiling and laughing but not as many after her song hit it big, and she started playing the areas and huge outdoor festivals.

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The last third of the film is tough to watch. She makes a bad decision (getting married to fellow addict Blake Fielder) after a bad decision (inviting her father to join her on an island vacation). The movie shows us what effect the drugs had on her appearance and her behavior. Between her drug habit, her alcoholism, and her bulimia, she was doomed. However, it’s to the credit of Kapadia on how strongly her death hits us. We know it’s coming and because we have fallen hard for her, we hope it won’t happen. Unfortunately, fate had a different choice.       My Rating: I Would Pay to See it Again

My movie rating system from Best to Worst:  1). I Would Pay to See it Again  2). Full Price  3). Bargain Matinee  4). Cable  5). You Would Have to Pay Me to See it Again

“Amy” Website

Amy is playing in Atlanta theatres including Lefont Sandy Springs and Landmark Midtown Art Cinema