
One Direction: This Is Us
2013, Documentary, 1h 35m
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It's mostly for the converted, but One Direction: This Is Us will be fun for fans -- and it offers just enough slickly edited concert footage to entertain the casual viewer. Read critic reviews
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Critic Reviews for One Direction: This Is Us
All Critics (93) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (59) | Rotten (34)
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It smells less like teen spirit than money, yet it bottles the carefree zest of pure pop so irresistably even non-Directioners will find themselves happily bip-bip-bopping along.
September 5, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
This Is Us does what it needs to do for its target audience. But anyone looking for actual substance or insight will be disappointed and maybe even a little bored with its repetitive nature.
August 31, 2013 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
[It] amounts to little more than a big, wet kiss to the group's worldwide legions of young, female fans
August 30, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… -
Some of the film's most memorable moments involve Niall and Liam looking down on oceans of screaming devotees in the street, and controlling their cheers like orchestra conductors.
August 30, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
#RTtilyourthumbsbleed. Best. Movie. Ever.
August 30, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The fact is that they are as criminally cute as a basketful of puppies. This Is Us manages to frame that boyish appeal astutely ...
August 30, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for One Direction: This Is Us
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Sep 08, 2013Though definitely not worth the blood-curling screams of girly adulation comprising much of this musical pop bio, the sing-songy This is Us passes as entertainment purely on the merits of its, well, Direction. Of course, the movie wasn't necessarily produced for the kind of booze-addled curmudgeonly film critic in his late '30s whose next concert is Merle Haggard. The moviegoers who're not Boy Band enthusiasts and fanclub card-holders, however, must keep this in mind: One Direction's musical travelogue follows in the small footsteps of such recent teen pop concert films as The Jonas Brothers Concert Experience, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, and Katy Perry: Part of Me, inflated cinematic experiences with the quality and entertainment value of a VH1 Special minus 3D technology. Still, as one broadcaster notes, "Not even the Beatles achieved such trans-Atlantic success so soon in their careers." Thanks to a 90-minute running time, a few welcome codas and zippy visuals, the 'why' behind this statement gets hammered home whether you want to hear it or not. This PG-rated concert film and documentary chronicles the meteoric rise to fame of pop band One Direction, from their humble hometown beginnings to performing at London's famed O2 Arena. Morgan Spurlock, the whipsmart documentarian behind Super Size Me, imbues the behind-the-scenes story of these latter-day New Kids on the Block with visual tics such as animated lyrics and tender telling family moments allowed to run rather than cut short to respect a music video watcher's attention span. He keeps this piece of caramel popcorn from completely becoming No Direction. Bottom line: A Hard Day's Blight.Jeff B Super Reviewer
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