The Guardian reviews Mr T: I Pity the Fool, a new documentary about the 74-year-old A-Team and Rocky III star, praising his enduring charisma but criticising the show's rushed, sloppy production. The review argues the documentary squanders a rare opportunity, offering an electrifying subject but failing him with careless execution, including misspelling his birth surname throughout.

Mr T (born Laurence Tureaud, misspelt "Tero" in the film) recounts his rise from an impoverished Chicago upbringing, one of 12 children, through bodybuilding and bodyguarding to being spotted by Sylvester Stallone for Rocky III and then The A-Team, before a mid-90s cancer diagnosis and waning fame led him towards religious life. The review notes Mr T has publicly disputed the documentary's account as dishonest, insisting he chose to step back from fame rather than being forced out, and has objected to the prominence given to his former agent, whom he says he had to sue.