Robbie Williams

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 8, 2023
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8

Critic Reviews

  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Nov 8, 2023
    60
    Williams is articulate and thoughtful. But the format has an anaesthetised quality. The endless shots of Williams pacing around his house, or his face bathed in the glow of a laptop screen, are deadening. It plays out like an extended therapy session. Still, it’s an insight into the many downsides of fame.
  2. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Nov 8, 2023
    60
    It’s an ultimately joyless tale. Williams has said he hopes the viewing experience is as traumatic as the filming was for him – and I certainly didn’t come out of the other side of the four episodes feeling very hopeful.
  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Rachel Aroesti
    Nov 8, 2023
    40
    Robbie Williams is more evidence that celebrity is an affliction and an addiction, which in turn leaves the series feeling like an opportunity to rubberneck at disaster. At the same time, Williams is so hard to empathise with. It turns out it’s surprisingly tricky to emotionally connect with someone when all you see is them – as this myopic documentary has proven to its own detriment.