I never really followed Amy either in her life or her music. I did know of her death at 27 was in similar fashion to Joplin, Hendrix. and Morrison. What I learned from this good biopic is she could SING! And being a lover of jazz I really love her melodies. Being Jewish myself I found that aspect of her life also intriguing. I feel they missed the boat on telling us about her early life so we could learn how and why she became what she was. To me that keeps this from being 5 stars and possible best picture nominee. But Marisa Abuela does deserve best actress consideration.