KSI: In Real Life

2023

Action / Documentary

10
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 1836 1.8K

Plot summary

An access-all-areas look at the life of global megastar KSI as he goes through the most momentous year of his life. At the height of his fame, spurred on by a break-up, the multi-millionaire YouTuber, boxer and rapper starts to re-evaluate his priorities. How did JJ Olatunji, a nerdy kid from Watford become so successful and at what cost?

Director

Wesley Pollitt Photo
Wesley Pollitt

Top cast

Tobi Brown Photo
Tobi Brown as Self
Harry Lewis Photo
Harry Lewis as Self
Simon Minter Photo
Simon Minter as Self
Josh Bradley Photo
Josh Bradley as Self
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1 hr 33 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sanderkorff-00329 7 / 10

Ksi: In real life, or part of that

I think this documentary shows a lot of things going on in JJ's life we don't get to see through youtube, which is nice. I do think however that leaving out the Sidemen out of this documentary and the role they have in JJ's life, makes this documentary fall short. There was not even a mention of their names and it makes it seem like they are not a big part of JJ's life. Of course idk if that is or isn't the case, but I always was under the impression that the Sidemen were a big part of KSI. One shot even says, JJ is buying a new house after living together with one of the Sidemen. I myself know it was Simon who he lived with, but he's never mentioned, despite being one of JJ's longest and best friends. It just seems a bit weird to exclude your (best) friend(s) when making a documentary of ones life.All in all I think the documentary is fine, but it could have been better and it could have shown more of the youtube side of his life, with which it all started and where most people know him from.
Reviewed by joanamarah 7 / 10

It was ok

Not the best documentary that I've watched but it was still an interesting watch. I like watching JJ's videos and the Sidemen so I already liked him but I don't think this documentary showed much of his real personality.The only part really that I though was 'real' was how he was talking about his parents but I definitely think he did hold back. It was horrible to watch how much he wanted his parents validation but they never gave it. I personally don't think they ever will- they came across quite shallow and seem just to use him for being well known (ironic as they said Simon uses him in one of the sidemen videos).But overall wasn't bad, if you're a fan of the sidemen or KSI then it's a simple watch.
Reviewed by NikolaiiStewart 9 / 10

Growth and Vulnerability

As with just about 90% of the UK who watched YouTube in their younger years, KSI was a prominent part of my daily life. We grew alongside him, and became men and women of the world as he did. It's so refreshing to see someone who I thought must think the world is in the palm of his hand going through life, going through struggles and going through pain, really hit home.There was a lot the documentary touched on, his relentless ambition, his ways of navigating love, his motivation to keep going. I think it achieved all those aspects, with more depth placed and what I imagine he wanted for the documentary of those three. At the end of the day, despite not seeing the sidemen as much in that, maybe that is more a testament to how that relationship is rather than some ego-driven decision.Sure many people want to reach out and hug the guy. I sure did. With fame comes changes that you can't ever hope to reverse, but adapting in the way he showed in the documentary is what I'd hope for him. The persona and the reality, this gave a good insight into what it is to be in the limelight. Wish him the best.
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