It follows the life and career of American musician Pharrell Williams, who stars in the film, through the lens of Lego animation, or brickfilm.

Alongside Williams and Neville, the film stars the voices of Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg as Lego versions of themselves.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the voice acting, direction, humor, soundtrack, and animation.

While he struggled in school academically, he befriended Chad Hugo and created music with him, along with future artists like Missy Elliott, Pusha T, and Timbaland.

on his hit single "Superthug", before also working with Pusha T and fellow rapper Malice (with their duo Clipse) and later Mystikal on his song "Shake Ya Ass".

Eventually, Pharell was able to make a comeback, collaborating with Daft Punk and Nile Rodgers on the single "Get Lucky", earning them all the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

Pharrell provided the hook for Kendrick Lamar's song "Alright", which became a popular phrase among groups like the Black Lives Matter movement.

[11] Williams was not interested in making a "traditional" biopic, but rather wanted to convey the story in a more imaginative and "genre-defying" way, where audiences would "immerse in a world where the possibilities are endless".

[9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Neville recruited Williams's friends and collaborators to appear in the film, recounting that "There was not a single person who, when we asked them to participate, even hesitated".

[11] The vast majority of his work with them transitioned into talking on his phone in his living room with people remotely, sending them audio personnel if they could not access a studio.

[14] Neville and Williams had a "number of conversations" with The Lego Group about creating hairpieces and skin tones that were more inclusive to African Americans, pushing them to forensically examine different hairstyles and facial features.

[9] On June 6, 2024, Williams, Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Pusha T, and Busta Rhymes were revealed to be cast in the film.

[9] Music that he composed with longtime creative partner Chad Hugo, as well as Williams's collaborations with other artists will feature in the film, such as Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" and Wreckx-n-Effect's "Rump Shaker".

[31] The BFI London Film Festival screening was crashed by two PETA protesters displaying a banner reading "Pharrell: Stop Supporting Killing Animals for Fashion".

The website's consensus reads: "A highly unusual twist on the documentary format that somehow works seamlessly, this kaleidoscopic overview of Pharrell Williams' career is a lively testament to the power of self-belief.

[33] Deadline Hollywood's Pete Hammond wrote that the film "brings a freshness and originality to a docu format that makes it feel all new again."

Hammond singled out the importance of the story beats, and named a sequence when "the ultra confident never-say-no side of the budding artist shows him going overboard in meetings with record label executives" one of his favorite parts of the film.

She hailed the Lego figures of Williams and his collaborators for giving the film a "playful, vibrant lens" at first, yet admitted that some sequences would have been better expressed by live action.

Though she bemoaned the lacking of much insight into Williams's creative processes, she appreciated "the sweet story of how Pharrell devised his massive hit, "Happy," and the emotional response triggered by its success", among the brighter moments in the film.

[38] Reviewing for IndieWire, Caleb Hammond found the best moments of the film in the opening, lauding the "well-executed gags and fantastical visual flourishes make creative use of the Lego framing", which he said proved it "much more than an empty stunt."

Hammond cited a moment in which Williams and his producing partner Chad Hugo got stoned in a studio with Snoop Dogg and a retinue of Crips before coming up with the beat to "Drop It Like It's Hot" as a highlight.

He welcomed Williams's open admission of arrogance during a "dry spell" at a lower point in his career, though he felt it was "perfunctory" to move this along to the "more joyous" closing act.

[7] For Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter, Williams's characteristic irreverence meant that the film's concept of being built in Lego was not "a completely strange and off-kilter idea".