Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life (2017) Reviews

• Wish there was a 0 star option

  ameliewinchester2017-06-08

  Plot of the biography shows his rise to fame but basically sets him up to be a victim of labels and how his success has been ruined because of Rihanna. It seems like a pathetic call for pity without owning up for his actions. At first I thought this was some crazy celebrity nouveau-art-ironic-satirical piece but sad to say it isn't. For fans who are watching it to justify and validate their belief that he is changed, you will be sorely disappointed. For fans who are watching it since they believe it was just a bad PR moment that ruined a respectable man, I would suggest reading the official police statement pdfs of the incident. Uninformative biography, an attempt to excuse abuse and violence. Not sure why his PR team thought it would be okay for him to make this documentary and dig up the past since the angle of his biography is poorly executed.

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• Terrible

  popularmmosarelife2017-07-16

  Wish there was a zero option. His is one of the worst most dragging documentaries and Chris brown is an awful human being. I'm think I am now blind. This truly has some of the worst editing and screenplay possible. It's not interesting or gripping it kind of gets to a point where you just want it to be over.

• don't waste your time unless you cool with female abuse

  mcdeagle2017-06-07

  In his new documentary, Chris Brown is trying to deflect a fact that he's a woman beater. Movie focuses on his raise to fame and success and then how beating up RiRi took away everything he worked for. Blames his mistakes on everything but himself. Chris Brown needs to take more Ls to realize that he's irrelevant in today's music and show biz and needs to disappear forever into retirement . I wish that i could 0 star this but you can only go as low as 1. L/10

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• Abuse and Excuses

  pensacolacomputer2017-10-16

  This Documentary starts out how he grew up and became famous. A lot of people, even himself, start comparing him to Micheal Jackson, LOL...Give me a break. You will NEVER be as good as MJ, not even close. Then it starts playing the sad, soft background music trying to tell his side of how he beat his girlfriend. There should have been both sides. He got what he deserved. He beat his girlfriend. During the "documentary" hes making excuses, his mom is making excuses, lawyers, friends...Everyone...He thought he was hot sh*t and thought he was above the law, he found out he wasn't. Once a beater, ALWAYS A BEATER AND ABUSER. Its either in you or it isn't. I feel sorry for the person you are in a relationship with now. Then later after he says he changed, then the Good Morning America interview happens, he punched the window so hard it shattered. Thats also what he did to Rihanna's face. Then he gets in a fight over a valet $10 ticket. Then him and Drake bust a club all up and people get hurt. There's still 26 minutes left to the Documentary but I'm turning it off. Once a thug, always a thug. I used to be a fan, but now not a chance. You need to be in jail.

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• When the Scandals Overshadow the Talent

  travishouze2017-06-08

  It's north to impossible to fairly critique a documentary about any active pop stars life and outcomes with feeling the sense of judgement of being told "your a hater" or "it's made for the fans only". After seeing Justin Bieber's and even One Direction's films, I realized that these kind of films are tailor made to not involve uncomfortable conversations that may interfere with their brand. Chris Brown's Welcome to My Life isn't afraid to answer those questions, but forgets to explain why he connected with many in the first place. For about the first 25 minutes, we get a very abbreviated how he shot into stardom, which feels too quickly rushed and underdeveloped given he had a strong 2 year run in 2005- 2007. There's no development of his creative process as a artist which is strange given this was filmed by his filming company. However, A lot of time is spent explaining "the incident", almost too much time that it gets uncomfortable how much he goes into detail of every moment. The biggest issue with Welcome to My Life is that doesn't change the perception that he wanted to put his music first as at least 45 minutes is given to his scandals and controversy, as his music is almost intentionally on the back burner. If your a Chris Brown fan, I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy this film regardless. But as a documentary where people say "there's Michael Jackson and then there's Chris Brown", it doesn't leave anywhere near the creative impact.

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