The World’s a Little Blurry hews close to the Eilish mythology, yet still offers a rare glimpse behind the making of a teen pop star.

| Apr 5, 2022

R.J. Cutler's documentary is an honest and frank documentation of a sensational young woman and her ability to withstand all the clutter to produce and connect to a generation of people through her voice.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 5, 2021

None of this proves either immediately satisfying or cinematically impressive enough to justify the film's extended 140-minute runtime.

| Jun 6, 2021

With a risky runtime of 140 minutes, the film never feels overlong, as it strikes a skilled balance between a fulfilling fan service and a verité epitome of the contemporary music industry as experienced by its prodigy in the spotlight.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 1, 2021

RJ Cutler's film runs for two hours and 20 minutes, plus a discretionary intermission, and nothing in it suggests it should have been over half that length.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 29, 2021

While curious onlookers and casual fans will no doubt enjoy TWALBB, the super fans - those looking for the source of her midnight-dark narratives - might have to wait a bit longer for the Invisiline-rocking 16 year-old to let us in on the secret.

| Apr 12, 2021

The first hour is a bit tedious but in the second hour her brilliance and her talent unite.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 26, 2021

Of course, when you have your main subject unafraid to expose her emotional scars on-screen, then you can really just let your camera roll. Eilish is that mesmerizing.

| Original Score: B | Mar 17, 2021

She's very talented, as is her brother, musically. Lovely, lovely voice.

| Mar 10, 2021

It's a great L.A. story and a fascinating look at how one becomes a musical superstar in this world where things like Spotify and SoundCloud are perhaps more important than getting signed to a big record deal.

| Mar 10, 2021

Offers a glimmer of hope in the alluring darkness of Eilish's musical universe - the hope that she, and those who come after her, will have the opportunity to share their gifts with the world without surrendering their command of themselves.

| Mar 9, 2021

There are two things one instantly takes away from The World's a Little Blurry: the runtime is simply too long, but Eilish is compelling as a subject.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 8, 2021

It helps that this particular teen is so eccentric, and quite fascinating. For fans and skeptics alike, this a thoroughly engrossing watch.

| Mar 7, 2021

The film is too long, for sure, but that doesn't take away from how impressive it is at points.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 6, 2021

This film was apparently catered to me, and resonated strongly since Eilish is also a longtime Belieber.

| Mar 6, 2021

The film leaves viewers with a jumble of feelings not unlike a Billie Eilish song -- attracted and entertained, but also uneasy and maybe even a little worried.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 6, 2021

A compelling look at a one-of-a-kind pop star, one who changes hair colors many times throughout the film.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 5, 2021

Impressive in its access and honesty.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 4, 2021

I first balked at its 2 1/2-hour running time, but Cutler's epic earns every second, showing us an artist who is frank, confident, vulnerable and anxiety-ridden by the need to be "perfect."

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 4, 2021

There is a vast wealth of entertaining work in the form, but it's almost never free to speak its mind. That said, this overlong film by the experienced R. J. Cutler is haunting and engaging.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 4, 2021