This doc is comprised wholly of found footage, that is often set to off-screen interviews about Amy. There are no talking heads or experts in this film. These are the voices of Amy's friends, family including her father Mitch Winehouse, her ex-husband, and her a few colleagues including her former manager Nick Shymansky and producer Salaam Remi.
The film focuses on Amy's rise to stardom, her short but impressive career, and her tumultuous personal life during those years.
As such, it was a concise (at 2 hours and 8 minutes) portrait of the road to fame its subsequent path of destruction. It's about addiction, self-destruction, eating disorders, fame, talent, heart, and love.
Along the way there are several impressive performances, though the documentary is not overly pre-occupied with performance footage.
Amy is gut wrenching. I cried.
4/5