Wham!
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 5, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The PlaylistBrian FarvourJul 20, 2023
Whether a viewer might be a fan of Wham! or not is ultimately irrelevant, as Chris Smith has produced something as incendiary as any of Wham!’s hits. Read full review
91
Original-CinKaren GordonJul 6, 2023
Director Chris Smith resists unnecessary embellishments to tell the story of the friendship and partnership of Andrew Ridgeley and the late George Michael two school friends who became international music superstars. The result is a satisfying documentary that resists hagiography and instead focuses on the human beings. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJul 5, 2023
Whether you still know every word to “Wham Rap!” four decades later or only remember the British pop duo as “George Michael and that other guy,” you’ll find everything you want in the Netflix documentary Wham! Read full review
83
ColliderChase HutchinsonJul 13, 2023
Even as there are some moments where it can fall into feeling like a greatest hits recap of the group that dances along the surface of the story, the more complicated reflections it offers on their lives and music cuts quite a bit deeper when it counts. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayJul 5, 2023
Even beyond the lessons learned though, “Wham!” is a treat for fans of ’80s culture. There haven’t been as many eras so filled with big personalities producing enduring work. Wham! walked among those giants, matching them stride for stride. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganJul 5, 2023
What emerges is the story of an extremely close and profoundly charming boyhood friendship – but one where the junior partner couldn’t, or wouldn’t, put the genie of his extraordinary talent back in the bottle once his pal had coaxed it out of him. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeJul 5, 2023
The beauty of Wham!, a key part of the appeal of the band, came from the perception that they were a self-contained unit, a guaranteed good time seemingly impervious to negativity. And for a while, that was true. Read full review
80
NMENick LevineJul 5, 2023
This feature-length documentary makes for affecting viewing because it tells the duo’s incredible success story through the lens of their rock-solid friendship. Read full review
80
The New York TimesWesley MorrisJul 5, 2023
Nothing here’s overthought or pumped up. To invoke the words of a different beacon of catchiness, “Wham!” is a teenage dream. You could drink it from a coconut. Read full review
78
Paste MagazineTara Bennett Jul 6, 2023
A tight yet thorough timeline of Wham!’s creation, meteoric ascension and then abrupt ending, Wham! uses the archival recordings of Michael and more recent recorded musings of Ridgeley to tell their story from their perspectives. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 5, 2023
Smith has made a film that’s not unlike Wham!’s hits — bouncy, light and frothy, nothing that demands anything of the viewer and listener other than a smile. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJul 5, 2023
Wham! tells a sweet story, but also a goofy and entertaining one, because these guys were more ’80s than anybody, more even than “Miami Vice” and Duran Duran. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 5, 2023
There’s no overreaching attempt to paint the band as anything more than they were, no roster of professors and music experts and somber social commentators weighing in. Read full review
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