Review by chunkylefunga

Beckham is a little bit before my time so I was learning a lot about his younger career from the documentary and it was really interesting to learn about his rises and falls.

I knew he was a working class lad but I had no idea that his dad was a Manchester United fanatic that basically bullied his son into becoming a footballer. You can definitely see that David's mentally has been massively impacted by his father's harsh treatment.

I lived in Madrid during Beckham's time there and went to a lot of matches and Beckham wasn't really dropped just because he was talking to LA Galaxy. It was widely spoken about and obvious to see that what David really brought to the team was he marketable name, which brough in a lot of money to the club but he wasn't actually a world class player and not really a Galactico.

Though I suppose, given the kind of person that David comes across as, he's hardly going to say I just wasn't a good enough player to play for Madrid.

That aside what stops this documentary become an 8+ show is that David doesn't really talk about his affair with Rebecca Loos. They don't even say her name in the documentary, just that the press kept writing about it.

For it to be a real documentary, David should have talked about it. If he was sorry about it, then just say that. Don't kind of mention the story but don't actually talk about it.

Overall it's enjoyable to watch but you do end up feeling like you've only heard half the story and a heavily edited one at that.