Pelé's contradictions are fascinating.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 1, 2021

Nicholas and Tryhorn's new film for Netflix, though plenty laudatory, presents a contemplative Pelé that appears human after all

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 26, 2021

A fitting tribute to both the man and the myth, unwilling to turn a blind eye to his shortcomings and yet perceptive enough to recognize that his failings were secondary to his athletic brilliance.

| Feb 26, 2021

Why the filmmakers couldn't get any vivid recollections out of Pelé, sitting in front of them, is anyone's guess.

| Feb 25, 2021

The movie wanders into fascinating, uneasy areas.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 24, 2021

Pelé is a terrific examination of the player, the man, and his status in recent Brazilian history.

| Feb 24, 2021

The digging is kept skin-deep and the protagonist gets off mostly unquestioned.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 23, 2021

However conventional as a whole, the movie feels troubled by the traumas of Pelé's heyday.

| Feb 23, 2021

You have this fascinating, charismatic, one-of-a-kind subject, but I didn't think it was illuminating enough.

| Feb 20, 2021

A worthy if unexceptional homage to the King.

| Feb 19, 2021

If you want to know more about a genuine great of the game, this is a good place to start.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 18, 2021

Here's a slightly more upscale contribution to the deluge of feature-length football documentaries that have flooded our screens in the last few years.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 18, 2021