'I Am: Celine Dion' doccie gets rave reviews from fans who honour singer's 'raw honesty'

Celine Dion's documentary, I Am: Celine Dion is currently streaming on Prime Video and has already received rave reviews from fans and critics. 

Serving as a love letter to her fans, Dion highlights the music that has guided her life while also showcasing the resilience of the human spirit as she struggles with a life-altering illness.

It was in 2022 that the My Heart Will Go On hitmaker publicly told the world she had Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare neurological condition that most commonly causes muscle stiffness and painful spasms which get worse over time.

Dion had completed the first 52 dates of the Courage World Tour in North America before the Covid pandemic hit. As she revealed her diagnosis in 2022, she rescheduled the European leg of her Courage World Tour but in May last year Dion cancelled all of her remaining tour dates for 2023 and 2024 as she continues to be treated.

In emotional scenes from I Am: Celine Dion, the singer shared her heartache at lying to her fans and that she had been suffering with symptoms for years before she finally was 'ready' to tell the world about her rare neurological condition that was stopping her from being able to perform.

I Am: Celine Dion currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with positive reviews, praising Dion for her bravery and sharing her story in an intimate way with fans.

Some reviewers say some scenes, especially the one reenacting the star's seizure is 'excruciating' to watch but praises Dion for being 'raw' and 'shining a light on her illness and perhaps destigmatise any disability threatening a person, creative or otherwise.'

A review in the New York Post said: "Opening up is exactly what she does in the excellent “I Am: Celine Dion,” which hits Prime Video on June 25. By turns harrowing, humorous and hopeful, the Celine documentary does not hold back.