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While it may not be the definitive concert film (or the insightful backstage look) some will hope for, Michael Jackson's This Is It packs more than enough entertainment value to live up to its ambitious title.
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A bizarre and opportunist piece of film-making. November 6, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A bizarre and opportunist piece of film-making.
Rebecca Nicholson
The Michael Jackson we see here is not a self-styled Messiah or a tabloid oddity. He is, instead, what he always was underneath it all: a talented musician, a brilliant dancer, and one of the most gifted entertainers of his time. November 2, 2009
The Michael Jackson we see here is not a self-styled Messiah or a tabloid oddity. He is, instead, what he always was underneath it all: a talented musician, a brilliant dancer, and one of the most gifted entertainers of his time.
A.O. Scott
It's purpose isn't to reinvent Jackson, but to recapture some of the creative magic that made the kid from Indiana a worldwide musical ambassador. October 30, 2009 | Rating: 4/5
It's purpose isn't to reinvent Jackson, but to recapture some of the creative magic that made the kid from Indiana a worldwide musical ambassador.
Mario Tarradell
The last song we're shown Jackson singing is "Man in the Mirror"; it's a shame the filmmakers did not take a cue from its lyrics to put together an uncompromising assessment of Jackson, rather than delivering another attempt to perpetuate the myth. October 30, 2009 | Rating: 2/5
The last song we're shown Jackson singing is "Man in the Mirror"; it's a shame the filmmakers did not take a cue from its lyrics to put together an uncompromising assessment of Jackson, rather than delivering another attempt to perpetuate the myth.
Kaleem Aftab
It's an expertly packaged -- brilliantly packaged, considering how quickly the job was done -- phantasmagoria that emphasizes, quite convincingly, the energy that Michael could still draw from whatever was fueling his wraith-thin body. October 30, 2009 | Full Review…
It's an expertly packaged -- brilliantly packaged, considering how quickly the job was done -- phantasmagoria that emphasizes, quite convincingly, the energy that Michael could still draw from whatever was fueling his wraith-thin body.
Joe Morgenstern
Michael Jackson's perfectionism fails him in This Is It, and we're all the better for it. October 30, 2009 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Michael Jackson's perfectionism fails him in This Is It, and we're all the better for it.
Peter Travers
This is a film designed to give fans one last chance to see the Jackson they knew and loved. And on that level, "This Is It" succeeds - showing that Jackson still had it, even in his final moments. May 11, 2019 | Full Review…
This is a film designed to give fans one last chance to see the Jackson they knew and loved. And on that level, "This Is It" succeeds - showing that Jackson still had it, even in his final moments.
Micheal Compton
This Is It gives us a fuller portrait of the man and his passion than we've ever seen before. But don't think it lets us finally understand him. December 1, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
This Is It gives us a fuller portrait of the man and his passion than we've ever seen before. But don't think it lets us finally understand him.
Kelly Jane Torrance
A film that treads way too carefully around the star and the desire to preserve his image as the consummate entertainer. November 1, 2018 | Full Review…
A film that treads way too carefully around the star and the desire to preserve his image as the consummate entertainer.
I think you're going to feel like you paid full price to watch the special features on a Michael Jackson DVD. January 23, 2018 | Full Review…
I think you're going to feel like you paid full price to watch the special features on a Michael Jackson DVD.
Jeremy Jahns
It's always inspiring to see a genius at work. And that's exactly how I felt watching Michael Jackson in This Is it--inspired. September 12, 2017 | Rating: A | Full Review…
It's always inspiring to see a genius at work. And that's exactly how I felt watching Michael Jackson in This Is it--inspired.
Candice Frederick
Don't watch this documentary film expecting to find insight into Jackson's troubled psyche, or to spot premonitions of his impending death, watch instead for glimpses of his peerless talent. August 2, 2012 | Full Review…
Don't watch this documentary film expecting to find insight into Jackson's troubled psyche, or to spot premonitions of his impending death, watch instead for glimpses of his peerless talent.
Jason Best
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