Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You
By Jennifer Green,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Concert docu offers little insight on singer; language.
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What's the Story?
ARIANA GRANDE: EXCUSE ME, I LOVE YOU is set against the musician's 2019 tour, called the "Sweetener World Tour." Most of the concert footage comes from London, but behind-the-scenes footage from other concerts captures the singer and her dancers getting ready to go on stage, practicing in rehearsals, chatting with tour companions, and getting her hair and makeup done.
Is It Any Good?
Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You stands apart from other recent music documentaries of singers of her generation by sticking almost solely to concert performances. There are very few off-stage scenes and they offer little to no insight into her life or personality. Grande has a versatile and seemingly effortless vocal talent, but her concerts are so meticulously choreographed and staged that they feel almost as much about the mise-en-scène as the music. She comes across as generous in sharing the spotlight on stage with her musicians and dancers, but off-screen scenes are limited to mostly superficial chats with tour companions. Some toss-in visual effects -- the occasional slow-mo and opening credits with the image turned sideways and words upside down -- don't add a whole lot to the film.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You compares with other music documentaries you've watched. How is this one different?
What did you learn about the singer from this documentary? Where could you go to learn more?
Have you been to an Ariana Grande concert or another musician's concert? How was the experience? Did this documentary capture the experience of concert-going, in your opinion?
In 2017, a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured hundreds of others outside an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. Why do you think this documentary avoids any reference to this event?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: December 21, 2020
- Cast: Ariana Grande
- Directors: Story Syndicate , Paul Dugdale
- Inclusion Information: Female actors
- Studio: Netflix
- Genre: Documentary
- Topics: Music and Sing-Along
- Run time: 97 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- MPAA explanation: TV-MA
- Last updated: February 17, 2023
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