Shawn Mendes: In Wonder

A film that does little besides create the impression that the 22-year-old superstar has led a charmed life - an assurance that may reassure Mendes' very youngest fans but won't draw in anyone not already raptly caught in his spell.

When it was done, I wasn't sure I had watched anything at all.

I, for one, was hoping there'd be more behind the curtain.

Even the staunchest pop hater can't help but be impressed at the spectacle Mendes puts on for his loyal troops.

It's a pity that the documentary vehicle that surrounds him isn't more forthcoming about the man beneath the wife beaters and airtight skinny jeans who sends so many swooning, but surely must, at times, feel lonely late at night like the rest of us.

[In Wonder] feels like little more than a carefully cultivated PR stunt and extended advertisement extended advertisement for Mendes' upcoming album Wonder.

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder showed me what he wanted me to see, but guess what? It turns out, that's exactly what I wanted to see too.

Another calculated, carefully curated puff piece about a pop star trapped in their gilded cage.

In Wonder is a perfectly watchable and even pretty endearing portrait of Mendes.

The most fascinating aspect of the documentary is Mendes himself; his unflinching honesty with regard to his music and life, as he lays everything bare for the camera.