In Rolling Stone's review of the unique biopic, David Fear wrote, "Whether this concept of turning Williams' life story into a literal toy story was the move or not is debatable;

When Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville decided to embark on a movie about Williams’ life but animated in Lego pieces, they knew there would be culture shocks

This film’s topic, singer-songwriter-producer Pharrell Williams, seems somewhat inappropriate at first glance. Many of the songs he recorded, wrote, or produced do not lend themselves to a PG-rated movie treatment.