American music mogul Pharrell Williams has never been one to color inside the lines. So, it's no surprise that his biopic takes a completely different approach than, well, anyone else. Directed by Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville, Piece By Piece "is a winsome reinvention of the music biopic" that's told entirely through Lego-inspired animation. Williams, of course, lends his voice and produces, inviting in his famous friends and collaborators — also in Lego minifigure form. It features Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk, Kendrick Lamar, and Jay-Z, just to name a few.
If you missed it in the theaters, it's no big deal. Piece by Pieceis now available to watch at home, and here's everything you need to know.
Piece by Piece is a music documentary of Pharrell Williams' life and career, told entirely through the use of Lego figures. Like many documentaries that came before it, interviews with some of his major collaborators and famous friends help to tell the chronological life story. But beyond the interviews themselves, the film offers a colorful and whimsical in-depth look into the most transformative moments of his career, illustrated through playful visuals and metaphors. From his childhood in Virginia Beach through his modern day relevance as a cultural icon, the Lego documentary reinvents the boring talking heads biopic format.
While it struggled at the box office, only pulling in $9.5 million against a $16 million budget, Piece by Piece earned largely positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. On Rotten Tomatoes, the Pharrell Lego documentary has an 84 percent critic rating and 90 percent audience rating with over 500 verified reviews. Mashable's own reviewer, Film Editor Kristy Puchko, called it "a delight that could well have audiences dancing in the aisles."
It's not perfect, as it glosses over the low points of Williams' life and career, but it has more positives than negatives. "The more I mulled over what this movie does offer, the more I was won over by its playful, glossy approach," Puchko writes in her review. "Animation is enthusiastically employed to bring the audience into the experience of being Pharrell Williams. The colorful blocks not only allow the construction of musical beats to become a physical act rather than an abstract idea, but also give a Ratatouille-like understanding of how this art form affects its hero. His synesthesia is showcased in waves of color as the beat bounces."
Read our full review of Piece by Piece.
Credit: Focus Features Less than a month after its theatrical debut, Piece by Piecebecame available to watch at home. Thanks to digital video-on-demand retailers like Prime Video and Apple TV+, you can rent or purchase the film online. If you'd rather stream the Pharrell biopic, keep scrolling for more information.
Here are some quick links to rent or purchasePiece by Piecestarting Oct. 29:
Prime Video — buy for $24.99, rent for $19.99
Apple TV+ — buy for $24.99, rent for $19.99
Fandango at Home (Vudu) — buy for $24.99, rent for $19.99
Google Play — buy for $24.99, rent for $19.99
YouTube — buy for $24.99, rent for $19.99
Note: Keep in mind that with rentals, you'll only get 30 days to watch the film and just 48 hours to finish once you start it.
There's no official streaming date yet for Piece by Piece, but we expect there to be an announcement soon. It'll likely start streaming later this month on Peacock, as other Focus Features flicks before it have — including Polite Society, Back to Black, Drive-Away Dolls, andLisa Frankenstein. In the meantime, you can either rent or purchase on VOD retailers or prepare by signing up for Peacock in advance.
Peacock recently raised its prices, sadly, with subscriptions now starting at $7.99 per month with ads or $13.99 per month without. Fortunately, though, we've found a few different ways you can save some money on a subscription. Check out the best Peacock deals below to stream Piece by Piecewhen it makes its streaming debut.
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