70
Metascore
23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- The World’s a Little Blurry is an honest depiction of what it’s like to be a teenage girl. What makes that successful portrayal even more moving is that this particular teenage girl’s life is so untypical to begin with. Although the film runs long, it’s hard to point out any scene that could be cut, because every moment adds to the collage that is Billie Eilish’s world.
- 83IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThe emotional rawness of that super-real encounter is typical of what viewers will find scattered across Cutler’s film, an 135-minute opus — complete with intermission! — that indulges Eilish fans without alienating casual passersby.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattEntertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattAs her success spikes exponentially, so does the film's momentum, shifting toward the more familiar touchstones of a traditional music doc: The smear of foreign cities seen through a town-car window; the endless roundelay of interviews, meet-and-greets, and promo signings.
- 80The GuardianAdrian HortonThe GuardianAdrian HortonIts strongest element, aside from Eilish herself, is the generosity and empathy afforded to the experience of fandom.
- 80VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanI’d call it a deftly sincere and canny portrait, one that works precisely because it takes the time to sweat the small stuff.
- 75The A.V. ClubAlex McLevyThe A.V. ClubAlex McLevyA peek behind the curtain of her private life during this tumultuous rise to international fame is the draw of the film, and The World’s A Little Blurry manages to deliver a compelling and intimate portrait of Billie Eilish without ever coming across as carefully PR-approved or evading knottier aspects of her life.
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIn Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, director R.J. Cutler’s film about the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, he allows the audience to come in its own time to what seems obvious by the end: For all of her talent, which is considerable, and her brilliance as a recording artist, Eilish is a teenager trying to figure out her place in the world.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger Moore140 minutes of “fly on the wall” filmmaking, mostly of Eilish performing, songwriting (or avoiding it, as her brother complains), doing photo shoots and radio interviews and peaking at Coachella is a bit much.
- 60The New York TimesJon CaramanicaThe New York TimesJon Caramanica“Blurry” isn’t triumphant, strictly speaking. Instead, it relies on the accretive power of the mundane. It moves forward without narration, and sometimes without narrative rhythm — often it feels almost observational, like a nature film.
- 55The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerThe heart of the needlessly lengthy 140-minute film is Eilish’s support system, which is to say her family – a screenwriter mother, a construction worker father and her older brother/producer/songwriting partner Finneas O’Connell. They’re all grounded, thoughtful and dedicated to the protection of a self-loathing teen who is coming of age in front of the world.