Movies: MJ
Wow, this really is it.
So, Michael Jackson's This is It has a 79% on Rotten Tomatoes with 96 reviews in. Bet, nobody saw that coming. I've kept my feelings about MJ's passing off this blog, but it is comforting to know that this last assemblage of footage is not the macabre spectacle I was sure it was going to be. That is, if what my fellow more established critics are reporting turns out to be as true as anything can be in this most subjective arena.
Here's what "they" are saying so far:
The result is one of the most revealing music documentaries I've seen.- Ebert
Spielberg’s failure to engage Jackson on a movie-musical project (Peter Pan or Earth Song or Childhood) deprived the world of a possible Minnelli-level masterpiece. - Armond White
Even without the glitzy appeal of Jackson, there's a story about artistic collaboration in there that's worth seeing. - Katey Rich at CinemaBlend.comMakes me sad I skipped the screening.
1 comments:
Don't be sad. Critics, even/especially the established ones are having a hard time telling the "Pretty Good Movie" Forest from the "Lingering Sadness That The Man is Gone Thus I Must Hail Louder Than I Usually Would" Trees.
It's good, but it isn't a game-changer. If you feel like doing a bit more reading on the subject, here's my review.
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