SPILL FILM REVIEW: OZZY: NO ESCAPE FROM NOW

OZZY: NO ESCAPE FROM NOW

ECHO VELVET/MTV

OCTOBER 7, 2025

Ozzy: No Escape From Now is not an easy documentary to watch. It documents, in painful honesty, Ozzy’s last days. From his traumatic fall in 2019 up to his farewell show, this documentary, through exclusive interviews with Ozzy and his family (his wife/manager Sharon and their children) documents Ozzy’s big finale. This film gives remarkable insight to the private life of Osbourne and his steady decline over the years. Ozzy: No Escape From Now was not intended to be a film about the end, but rather the document of Ozzy’s survival and triumphant farewell concert. It did not end up as intended.

The film is honest but also compassionate. His family talks about their experiences and their own coping mechanisms in dealing with Ozzy. Osbourne himself is open about his pain, frustrations, and his determination to record and perform. Producer Andrew Watt talks about how Ozzy’s work with song helped him recover in 2019, after being released from the hospital. Osbourne, it

is clear, needed to perform and make music. That event launches Osbourne into the work he did following his health scare and as you watch, you start pulling for Osbourne and champion his success. The resulting album, Ordinary Man, was somewhat of a departure for Osbourne. It was a document of his illness and his situation.

Being Osbourne, there is some humour (Ozzy shooting at a target is a sight), and Ozzy, himself, can be quite funny. And the footage of Ozzy is always entertaining, sometimes sad, sometimes very inspiring, but it is 100% Ozzy Osbourne. The film does an excellent job of letting the key players, including Ozzy, tell the story. Within minutes, the viewer is in the bubble with the family and friends cheering Ozzy on.

Interviews with his family (Jack, Kelly, Sharon, and Aimee) plus Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Duff McKagan and Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Maynard James Keenan (Tool), Billy Idol, Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Mike Inez (Alice In Chains), Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Billy Morrison, Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Zakk Wylde (Ozzy’s guitarist) and Andrew Wyatt.

The documentary is extremely well made and fascinating. Given that Ozzy Osbourne has always let cameras in his house to film his family, Ozzy: No Escape From Now should not come as a surprise. It is nicely paced, with some concert footage and music. It all comes together in the two-hour film. What did happen is that the world lost Ozzy, and the documentary tone changed, especially for the viewer. It is a brilliant film, about an extraordinary man and a glorious (and very sad) ending.

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