With emotions just as raw, this is a story that fans needed. It celebrates an artist whose star power will always burn bright, and whose artistic nature set him apart.

| Jul 29, 2019

The emotional but pointless documentary "I Am Heath Ledger" is really more of a tribute than a documentary, shedding literally no new light on the death of the extremely talented young actor.

| Aug 23, 2018

Watching this tender narrative, it's hard not to imagine all the wondrous things he could have made.

| Mar 8, 2018

Docu celebrates actor's brief life; drugs, cursing.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 31, 2017

I Am Heath Ledger is shrouded with the tone of a eulogy, but serves as a tribute to Ledger's short life and accomplishments compiled by his loved ones, for his fans.

| Jun 29, 2017

They all paint a portrait of a young man who aimed to live every moment to the fullest, but who didn't always have confidence in his own abilities.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 21, 2017

Directors Adrian Buitenhuis and Derik Murray cover all the usual bases... But the film is never more interesting, or more poignant, than when Ledger turns the camera on himself.

| May 30, 2017

I Am Heath Ledger transcends box-checking filmography and gushing tributes, looking past Ledger The Movie Star to focus on the young man who dedicated his life to pursuing -- and helping others pursue -- a wide variety of creative endeavors.

| May 18, 2017

The sight of Ledger with a camera in hand, often capturing his own reflection in a mirror, becomes the signature pose of the late actor, one that complicates what we know about him and what we should make of a mediated memorial like I Am Heath Ledger.

| May 18, 2017

Devoid of gossip and any hint of salaciousness, I Am Heath Ledger is a cinematic portrait of Ledger the artist ... the trove of Ledger's own recordings gives us an intimacy that previous generations of film biographers could only dream of.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 17, 2017

What sets I Am Heath Ledger apart from these moving amateur compilations, apart from the filmmakers' considerable experience in the area, is the extraordinary wealth of "home movie" footage shot by Ledger himself.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 17, 2017

It paints an affecting, impressionistic portrait of the actor's singular vision and devotion to his work.

| Original Score: B+ | May 17, 2017

The video Ledger captured of himself, which is liberally woven into the film, makes this an intense portrait that actually merits its title -- up close and personal in ways that such biographies seldom are.

| May 16, 2017

A poignant look at an actor whose best work seemed yet to come.

| Original Score: B | May 11, 2017

Leans into its affection and adoration.. doesn't seek to interrogate or investigate, or even to explain, but to champion.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 11, 2017

Very moving.

| May 11, 2017

An unabashedly affectionate portrait of Ledger the artist and Ledger the man.

| May 10, 2017

The sheer number of people reminiscing in such sincere, unfeigned, heartfelt ways makes the film an uncommonly tender portrait of a celebrity, infused with a sense of humanity.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 10, 2017

When comes to completing an honest portrait of the real Heath Ledger, the film falls well short of expectations.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 10, 2017

That his gifts were beyond rare is inarguable by this point. I Am Heath Ledger makes the same case for his soul.

| May 4, 2017