Gaga: Five Foot Two never quite feels as spontaneous or illuminating as the access would suggest, unless you’re totally gaga about Gaga.

The film is personal in a way that made me uncomfortable -- as if she were meting out chosen bits of information, little hunks of meat tossed into a pit of crazed alligators. The image is flattering to no one.

Gaga is on volatile form... yet can be excused a few nerves given that she will be performing in front of a global audience of 117 million, and there's enough self-awareness to temper the divadom.

As evidenced by the standing ovation and the excited chatter from viewers leaving the theater, [Gaga] was not the only person overcome by the documentary—a powerful, thrilling portal into the life of one of the world's most talented pop stars.