Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His Feet

I'm not a huge soccer fan. Beyond David Beckham my knowledge about the sport is that you can't use your hands. I watched this documentary meanly because ever since the world cup started there has been endless chatter about Cristiano Ronaldo. Some of it was good (he is an excellent scorer) much of it was bad (He is a preening peacock) with all this applause and vitriol I decided to learn more and came across this documentary. No first off there are a few flaws. The narration is at times unfocused and there are these tangential asides that seem forced. These flaws aside the film is entertaining and informative and I walked away with a more well rounded view of the subject.

I really enjoyed this documentary. I liked learning about Cristiano's childhood and his family. There's also lots of interesting tidbits. For example, as a child he was more of a quiet individual and now he poses for ads in his underwear (his own brand). Nothing wrong with that, I loved all the images of Cristiano in this film. There's also an interesting piece in this documentary where there is an astrologer, who directly relates Cristiano's communication style with his astrological sign. He said since Cristiano is an Aquarius that is partly why he excels in his communication. I don't know if that's true, but very interesting and is working for Cristiano. Before watching this film, I wouldn't have called myself a Cristiano fan, but now I am.

This is such a bad patched, randomly assembled documentary film that I've ever viewed. there were even some from an old movie. The poorly patched works littered around with boring narrations from different people. There was nothing special to tell a good story but only with some patchworks cut here and there to assemble an indifferent story. I really doubt people would fall for Ronaldo by this lousy film.

I just viewed the newer "Ronaldo (2015)" couple of days ago, comparing it with this horrible film, that one suddenly becomes so good, because the 2015 released film is very up close and personal. When you watched it, you were like standing or sitting next to Ronaldo in his car, his home and traveled with him everywhere he went. Yet this one, yuck, just with terrible boring stuff with terrible narration.

I strongly suggest that you skip this and watch that film instead.

I thought this was a very well made documentary. The film goes over his childhood and how he came to where he is today. It also goes into some comparisons between him and Beckham, paparazzi stories, his generous donations and a somewhat secretive child he has. I learned a lot about Ronaldo. I had no idea he was such a caring person. We usually just see him as this flashy guy. But it seems he really takes care of people. He is very kind and generous with his money. And it seems, he's not just tossing his money around either, but takes the time to stop and listen to whoever he is helping. I definitely see him differently than I did before I watched this film.

Watch this film! Cristiano Ronaldo is one of those athletes that cause a stir wherever he goes - not only because he is an excellent soccer player - but because he owns his star power. This documentary demonstrates this with video footage of Ronaldo on & off the field, along with dramatizations that hone in on the emotion of specific moments in his childhood. I enjoyed seeing Cristiano grow from a youth amateur player to the mega star he is today, and learning things about him I did not know. He has a generous heart and wallet, for example. And, the comparisons to Messi & Beckham - and even Pele - are interesting & food for thought. Overall, this is an entertaining look at an exciting soccer legend in the making.