As somewhat of an oldie with the YouTube scene, I've been watching the sidemen (specifically used to watch KSI and W2S many many years ago) for quite a long time. This documentary has some really heartfelt moments that just tap into how far they've come with what they've done and how they have progressed as people; these heartfelt moments are easily the best part of this documentary. The reason why I have mixed feelings is that unfortunately these glimpses of the boys' personalities and honest moments don't really stay around for too long. There is so much filler content of people they know just reiterating the same old lines about how well they've done as social media sensations; how they've exceeded expectations; how television and Hollywood is bad and how they are the future. All of that is true, but we don't really need to hear that to understand the sidemen as people. There is also filler with some shots of behind the scenes videos on their sets/live performances which don't really add anything to the narrative, leaving the documentary feeling more like a slideshow than a film actually portraying the humanity of the sidemen.

For me, the sentimental moments should have been explored a lot more. We get short glimpses into their lives and some of their struggles or successes, but nothing ever really lasts. Once they have said this little bite of information, it's almost like they are rotated out to the background of the documentary and a new sideman has his 2 minutes of honesty.

I would love to really know the real people that clearly millions of people love to see every week, if not every day. I want to understand them as humans, and see their progress step by step to really connect with them and understand how their friendship works. In all honesty I'm not bothered about how much money they make.

It's an entertaining watch, but i wouldn't class it as much of a documentary. It lacks structure and doesn't really commit to anything it offers.

As a plus though, I now have a huge respect for Ethan for what he has been through and how he has overcome it - easily the best part of the documentary was learning more about him.