Piece by Piece - Reviews

Pharrell’s plastic-fantastic LEGO biopic.

...a testament both to Williams' genius and the support, courage, humility, and perseverance it takes to succeed.

...a solid effort to bring a true story from the music industry to the big screen in a way that is mainstream and more intriguing than your typical biopic...

...surprisingly sincere and serious film about a sincere and serious artist...

...there’s an infectious giddiness to the visual conceit...

Could a biopic of him play out any other way? C’mon. Let him entertain you.

...is unique, indeed. The chimp gimmick never gets tiresome; in the end, it plays out beautifully.

There is great tenderness and sensitivity here. And a bleach-blond chimp in a red Adidas tracksuit. It’s a heady concoction.

Ridiculously enjoyable Robbie Williams biopic with the bold gambit of having a CG-chimpanzee in the title role paying off handsomely.

...a lot to love about this telling. Much of this has to do with both the committed performances and the rigorous direction by Gracey...

...tells Pharrell Williams' story with Lego, a combination that clicks.

Forget Wicked, this is the best movie musical of the year.

Robbie Williams’s dazzling biopic is pure monkey magic.

...a thoroughly unique musical biopic centered on British pop star Robbie Williams.

Pharrell’s Lego biopic deserves to be a blockbuster.

Walking a dizzying line between the stupid and the profound, this exuberant, positively unique biopic is as hard to resist as it is to believe that it got made in the first place.