Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Paulo Rezende I love Katy Perry and it's really cool to have made a film telling of his journey to stardom! The documentary tells how his life was complicated in relation to their parents, devoted only to Christianity and, therefore, were too conservative to release her daughter to her dreams, but she did not give up, went to California, he struggled to be recognized by a record label to get his first hit - I Kissed a Girl - was funny to say that she was surprised to hear your own music on the radio. After that his career took off. His marriage was a major obstacle, having broken in their own world tour, but she overcame. The most amazing stars of movies is to realize that they have the same needs that we humans "common", they did not cease to be individuals with their own needs. I loved it!

TxMike I have perhaps an unusual way of picking movies to watch on DVD, I get whatever my public library buys. This Katy Perry movie is one of them. I sort of put off watching it, until the day before it was due, because I didn't really expect to like it.What a surprise! I really like this documentary movie. It mostly focuses on the year-long world tour to publicize her music and her most recent album. But it also has a lot of 'behind-the-scene' stuff, and includes some family history and the early religious singing she did as a teen.Before I saw this movie my main source of information on her came from her highly publicized quick romance with British actor Russell Brand. The fact that they were on the verge of splitting up, which actually began near the end of the film, adds to the realism of the whole situation.I came away liking Katy Perry a lot, even though she somewhat of a task-mistress, in control of her tour, she also comes across as a gentle and kind person, who sees good in life and in other people. Perhaps it is because she is such a romantic, that she gave her heart so easily. Some of the most touching scenes are her interacting with young fans, some of them with very serious illnesses.Also, a bonus for me was Shannon Woodward, an actress I admire from her role as 'Sabrina' in the TV series 'Raising Hope.' I learned she has been 'best friends' with Katy Perry for a long time, and they are seen together here in some of the video.Also a key participant in the tour and the film is Katy's older sister, and it is easy to see that they are sisters.All-in-all a fine movie, to me much better than its IMDb rating would indicate. I am now a Katy Perry fan, of the person, not necessarily the music.

Steve Pulaski "Thank you all for believing in my weirdness," a perky, heavily dolled-up Perry states to her rambunctious audience in her self-titled documentary, Katy Perry: Part of Me, arguably the best concert film I've seen since Michael Jackson's This Is It. When I say "concert film," be advised I am using it in its loosest form. Perry is shown as a compassionate, self-aware, completely genuine enigma throughout the picture and the compilation of concert clips have some of the most impressive theatricalities I've seen in recent times. To put it simply, the set designs as a whole look as if Willy Wonka was the hired contractor.Perry exploded into the mainstream scene in 2008 when her song "I Kissed a Girl" burst onto peoples' radios, playing the infectious pop instrumentals which were equipped with "good girl gone bad" style lyrics. It was a fun little jam that you wanted to hear again instantly after it was done. Prior to the breakthrough of her single, Perry was attempting to get recognition with her gospel songs and her acoustic guitar. Despite being raised with extreme Christian theology by her parents, she realized that it most likely wasn't going to get her broad recognition in the music industry. She needed to do something catchy, fun, and slightly provocative.Her "debut album" (second to only a gospel rock one released seven years prior), One of the Boys, was released the same year and welcomed over one million sales, making Perry, officially, one of the most successful new artists in 2008. But she wasn't done. She had a plethora of quirkiness to show her new fans. Then came Teenage Dream, another record breaking album boasting five number one hits, including "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T.", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", and "Part of Me" - a record previously held by only Michael Jackson. For a while, it was impossible to turn on a radio for more then ten minutes and not hear one of these songs.Part of Me centers itself around Perry's stage shows, but isn't hesitant to dig into her personal life to get a deeper look at the perky woman herself. We see her acting unusually graceful to her assistants, costume designers, managers, etc (I was reminded of the way Conan O'Brien treated his management team in Conan O'Brien Can't Stop and how disrespectful he was most of the time), and there are times we see her without any makeup on - a complete rarity in many documentaries showcasing an idolized talent.Seeing Perry interact with her fans is a charming, often uplifting event that brings a smile to not only the fan's faces but also ours. We see Perry in touch with her fanbase because, as we're told from the start, "she knows what it's like to be that girl in the audience." Even the gooey, often cheesy scenes where we see crazed fans do an amateur rendition of one of her songs we can't help but crack a loose smile. We think of the woman's ingenuity and spirit which clearly rubs off on her extensive line of fans.But unfortunately, tragedy brews, and we are not robbed of scenes of Perry crying, lying around, or simply, broken-hearted. We see her deeply affected by her divorce with Russell Brand. We can see love still reigns in her eyes, but the relationship is sadly, a toxic area for the both of them. They are scarcely seen together in the documentary, and because of conflicting schedules, which the film tactfully makes note of, we can assume this is a contributing reason to the breakup.This is where most concert documentaries would ham up the sad music, show a star in distress, only to have them brush away the tears and continue on within the next few minutes. We saw it in Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, but Katy Perry: Part of Me dares to humanize an artist victim to a heavy schedule and a majority of problems the people and the media tend to scrutinize or simplify beyond comprehension. My number one complaint with movies of this kind is that, most of the time, they serve little to no purpose. Bieber's documentary and Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D provided some nice music and pleasant visuals, but the whole thing felt like a vehicle, incomplete and victim to unusual timing. If they are filmed nicely, offer insights, properly depict the artist at hand, and try to branch out to others and not conform to the ones firmly gridlocked in the fanbase, I will throw the bone. The bone has been thrown to Katy Perry: Part of Me.Starring: Katy Perry. Directed by: Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz.

Judy G believe me, I thought Katy Perry was just like any other pop singers that only sing for money and fame. I was wrong.the documentary shows how she got to be one of the best and most popular pop singers nowadays, her love life, her career life, her hard work, her ups and downs and etc. and I promise you that as you watch along, you will not be only be able to get to learn important life lessons from her, but also how to look at life from her perspective, a whole new perspective. it is also fun to watch, totally worth your time, you can maybe get teary if you are emotional (like me). 10/10.