Robert Pattinson is mostly known for his role as obssessed, stalker in the Twilight series. He also played Cedric in the Harry Potter movies. But really Twilight has been the role that has launched him into the spotlight. With that have come rumors of various relationships and critics wondering if Robert can really act. While fans may be in love with the handsome actor, one director thought that he already deserved a documentary of his own.

Speaking mostly with friends, and gossip columnists, Irene Antoniades tries to capture what makes Robert Pattinson so special. The documentary seems to early in his career as an actor and comes off as someone trying to capitalize on his fame. I sat and watched the hour and ten minute documentary from Netflix to see if Robsessed: Inside the life of Robert Pattinson actually has anything to offer fans of the glittery vampire.

The film plays less like a documentary and more like an E! Hollywood True Story. One of those flashy films where they find anyone that has ever had a little bit of contact with the person while using stock footage of the person. The film uses one video clip that Robert speaks in twice. In fact, repetition is something that is very consistent through this documentary. Whether it was the interviewees basically all saying the same thing, or the use of the same pictures over and over repetition is key in this documentary.

The documentary follows his path from acting in local theater to modeling then Harry Potter. It covers the few indie films he did and then dives into Twilight. Throughout the film we are treated to thoughts from magazine writers, paparazzi, celebrity hosts and fans. The experts talk about his love for music and that if it all ended tomorrow, the speculation that he may go back to his musical roots. The interviewees were all from the UK and held the belief that before Twilight no one glanced at him more than once. Their common consensus is that Americans fell in love with the brooding Brit first and then he exploded as a worldwide star.

The documentary gets a bit more interesting when they talk about his value or worth. Because you learn about Hollywood PR tricks and that many believe most of his worth is in his hair. Comic Con is brought up, but very briefly to show the explosion Twilight had on the scene.

In the end, this film could be cut in half and be a televised special. But few people make money off of that right? Robert Pattinson fans will already know most of the information that is covered repeatedly during the documentary, but then again, only the die-hard of Robert Pattinson (RPatz) fans will probably sit and watch this documentary. I recommend that die-hard fans rent the movie on Netflix just to pick up on perhaps one or two tidbits that you didn’t know before. I was disappointed to realize that I had already seen ninety percent of the pictures used in the film. The only thing I learned that was new is the local theater he participated in as a child. Will this documentary win over new fans? No, probably not. The documentary really just tries to appeal to it’s teen audience but will probably lose that audience in the lack of new information it provides. In an age where we are heavy in data from the Internet, a documentary about the young actor really has to bring something new to the table. Which sadly, Robsessed did not.