Untold: Johnny Football

Untold: Johnny Football

Untold: Johnny Football

Like many other reviewers have pointed out, the film maker completely misses out on so many of his history. Zero footage of him in the NFL? Come on. No talk of the CFL stint. All college stuff and some interviews with him admitting his drinking and partying attitude. Perhaps this is some PR stunt to get him another chance at football, or build up some relations so he actually gets noticed other than a failed real estate agent. Or anything. Just mostly a college doc from a failed film maker who couldn't get any NFL footage. Why are you making a doc about an NFL quarterback and can't provide any clips of his games? Perhaps this is a self funded vanity project on the cheap. Anyways, it shouldn't have been made, and not to be watched. More like a commercial than anything else. 1/10 for poor self promotion.

Usually when you watch an untold episode you feel some sadness or remorse for the person. This episode just solidifies how dumb manziel is. I mean kudos for living in the present and enjoying your moment. Probably knew he'd never amount to anything in the NFL. I don't feel sorry for him after watching this. He obviously had a substance abuse problem that his parents and coaches didn't do anything about. Maybe he could have been something more if he actually trained and cared about his life, career, etc. That's just one opinion, I'm sure he had a ton of fun at the time. Maybe he did learn something from all of this. Anyway, there is nothing new in this episode you probably didn't know from before. Still an entitled football player acting as if he did it all. Wonder what Mike Evans thinks about it.

Whether you like or dislike Manziel this doc probably won't change your mind. I am not a fan of his but I love redemption stories so I hope he finds a redemptive life path off the field. His rise and fall was spectacular so it is a pretty fascinating story, but it definitely feels like the story hasn't ended. He is still a relatively young man. Hopefully he finds someone or something that inspires him to do something meaningful in the future. He's got plenty of time. Maybe if he gives less attention to serving himself and more attention to serving others he will find something positive that motivates him. Even though I am not a fan of his, I am still rooting for him to succeed at something else in his future. Would be great if he became famous for something else l.

The most I can say about the way this documentary was pieced together is, it really makes Johnny look just how everyone sees him: A kid whose parents are 100% the reason Johnny ended up the way he did in life; parents letting Johnny do whatever he wants, and parents who would lie and be unethical to help their kid advance his way through life rather than force change and take accountability. I wonder if the parents are that tone deaf to even realize how badly they came off in this documentary. For those familiar with Manziel and his story, this documentary offers little in terms of new material. At best, it just reaffirms suspicions most college football fans had about the rampant drinking, partying, alcohol, and improper benefits. The construction of this documentary was poorly laid out. Manziel's lightning-in-the-bottle, SEC record setting freshman season at Texas A&M was glossed over in less than 10 minutes of total content to pave way for the longer, drawn-out story of improper benefits (selling autographs). Scheming sobriety for the draft was a large portion of the film, as well. Manziel's season with the Cleveland Browns and his performance meltdown was incredibly terse, choosing to highlight battles off-field rather than on-field performances. About 90% of this documentary was solely focused on improper benefits and Johnny's addictions. What happened after Johnny's time with the Browns is completely omitted, as if it never even happened, including getting kicked out of the CFL. The only way I'd tell someone to watch this documentary is if they needed help clearing their conscious, so that they don't feel any empathy toward the Manziel's...

Ya'll ... this is about the world of college football and the pressures in the current social media driven world. People (the college, alumni, tabloids, Adidas, betting pools, and who knows who else) we're making $$$$$$$$$$$$$ off this kid (college student). You might not like him, but he had a crazy experience as a kid (under 21) that was unprecedented and exploitative. I do not think there was malice behind his exploitation, rather a need for the system to change and update with the times. This is a nod to mental health in sports and in young adulthood. More people need to watch with an open mind. JFF 👍🏻 Thanks & Gig 'em.

Never heard of the guy and wondering why they chose him for a Netflix show. It's an untold story because nobody cared enough about this spoilt brat to tell it. He's mostly famous for falling so fast. He wasn't happy in the NFL because he wasn't the center of attention anymore and realized he had to share the spotlight with an entire team. I didn't get the sense that he learnt anything from his experience. Just an arrogant "superstar" who figured the rules didn't apply to him. I only watched this show because my friend wanted to see it. There's.one hour and twelve minutes of my life I won't get back!

'UNTOLD: Johnny Football' (2023) is easy to love even if you hate it/him. Just like Johnny Manziel this episode in Netflix's documentary anthology series is arrogant, larger than life, and entertaining regardless if you like it or not. Like Manziel, its pretty good despite not being actually being that good. It both overachieves and underachieves as a documentary, but is so remarkably entertaining despite it feeling incomplete and Manziel showing little remorse for his actions. This documentary/episode follows a typical narrative of rise to stardom and subsequent fall, but offers actual admittance of actions from Johnny Manziel, his family, and friends. If you are American you likely know the story, but this will short doc will keep expressing shock and amazement with what Manziel has done with his life in such a short time. Its biased. Its arrogant. Its fun. But most importantly its entertaining and worth watching!