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'Ronaldo' review: A sanitized look at the self-obsessed star

Individual honors are paramount for the Portuguese in this whitewashed documentary devoid of insight, with the only true memorable moments arriving unplanned, writes Alex Young.

Everything about Cristiano Ronaldo screams luxury. Be it his well-groomed appearance, his reported weekly salary of around $450,000, or his string of apartments, cars and own-brand clothing. So it is of no surprise he recruited the production company behind award-winning documentaries 'Senna' and 'Amy' for a feature-length presentation on his life.

The outcome is so polished, so gleaming and so preened, it suits the three-time Ballon d'Or winner perfectly. This is no eye-opening, home-video led insight of which James Gay-Rees and Asif Kapadia have come to be known.