I've generally quite liked Robbie over the years. Decent music, decent voice and one of the best live performers of his generation.
I was hoping to get some deep insights into his real life exploits and learn more about him as a person. As it turns out, there wasn't really any of that. In fact, there wasn't much of anything whatsoever.
The old footage is mildly interesting but there's nothing groundbreaking that will shock people. There isn't much of a deep dive on any particular area of his life whether it be his childhood, his family, the Take That days, the mental health issues etc.
In fact, across the four episodes, Robbie doesn't really say anything at all. He just interjects a few cliches here and there about how hard everything has been. He just comes across as a bit narcissistic and self-involved. Fully understandable I guess, given the life he has led, but not really a great subject for a 3+ hour documentary.
The Lewis Capaldi film is a much better story about the highs and lows of celebrity. This is just fairly boring and self-indulgent.
I was hoping to get some deep insights into his real life exploits and learn more about him as a person. As it turns out, there wasn't really any of that. In fact, there wasn't much of anything whatsoever.
The old footage is mildly interesting but there's nothing groundbreaking that will shock people. There isn't much of a deep dive on any particular area of his life whether it be his childhood, his family, the Take That days, the mental health issues etc.
In fact, across the four episodes, Robbie doesn't really say anything at all. He just interjects a few cliches here and there about how hard everything has been. He just comes across as a bit narcissistic and self-involved. Fully understandable I guess, given the life he has led, but not really a great subject for a 3+ hour documentary.
The Lewis Capaldi film is a much better story about the highs and lows of celebrity. This is just fairly boring and self-indulgent.