Amy

At the heart of the film is Winehouse's music — each song tell us of her follies and foibles, her desperation to find a love ever-after, and her biggest hit, Rehab.

A fitting tribute to the lady who made jazz and the blues both interesting and accessible to a generation that couldn't comprehend Miles Davis or Dinah Washington, Amy will make you wonder why we are so critical of icons we swear to love.

In what's a gloomy watch, the moments of respite come when Amy is in the recording studio, crooning some of her classics or talking about music. "I was sick of the crap and watered-down stuff," she says explaining why she started writing her own songs. The Grammy win for Song of the Year draws tears of joy. It's fitting then that Kapadia ends the film with Valerie, which was Winehouse's last great recording. Amy may be gone, but her music remains.

Amy's last years are depicted respectfully. Even during the most unflattering moments, like her last, disastrous gig in Belgrade, there is no hint of cinematic suggestion. The most touching sequence however, has got to be her recording session with jazz legend Tony Bennett at Abbey Road, which reveals what a vulnerable and sensitive soul she really was. If you're a fan of her music, you wouldn't want to miss this. The singer may be gone but the songs thankfully, live on.

Overall, it is a highly engrossing and sensitively told documentary of a life wasted.

If you're a fan of Amy Winehouse and want to go beyond the music, Amy is the perfect film to dig deeper into the life of the legend. It will make you uncomfortable and force you to think. This gut-wrenching film is a must-watch for fans across the board.

The hope then is that we will leave the cinema with more than just Rehab, Back To Black or Valerie playing in our heads, but with a few questions about the cult of celebrity that permeates our daily lives at a level higher than ever before. Amy is as much a celebration of the songs we loved as it is a mourning for the songs we could have had.

Amy is not just a study of the tragic life of a talented and misdirected young woman and a record of the Grammy-winning artist and her journey. It is also a thesis on the darker side of celebrity, fame and addiction. As one music professional says, "In our business, nothing can prepare you for that level of success."

Director of the acclaimed Formula 1 documentary "Senna," Kapadia uses Amy's own words, archival footage, interviews and song tracks to flesh out his frail,bulimia-stricken subject. It breaks the heart to see her swigging straight from the bottle in the middle of a song. The tears are never far when you see pictures of her, in childhood and adulthood, with her friends Juliette Ashby and Lauren Gilbert, friends she retained all her life.