Beckham

R13 | Documentary Series | Fisher Stevens | Watch on Netflix

Beckham is an absorbing documentary, even for those with no interest in soccer. Through footage and interviews with David and Victoria Beckham, plus assorted football and family connections, we gain an insight into the extreme highs and lows of the soccer star’s professional and personal life. We witness some of Beckham’s more eccentric habits (who else cleans a candle?) and his more painful and challenging experiences as a high-profile player. Ultimately, for all their wealth and notoriety, the Beckhams come across as a likeable couple determined to endure despite the odds and media circus that surrounds them. (Reviewed by Fay Foster)