The film proves to be a mixed bag that delivers on its pedigree yet seems more concerned with setting up subsequent films than concluding its story.

Although "Back to Black" may not prove to be the tell-all biography of Amy Winehouse that many may expect, it is a lovingly told story of a talented woman.

A few months ago the pared, gritty World War II tank picture Fury, led with muted intensity by Brad Pitt, caused little stir though it was a modest, hard-won victory in an old genre. It was also a far more involving trawl throu...