Yes, this film is basically just 90 minutes of Michael Jackson massaging his ego, but to be honest it is very entertaining in sort of a 'turn-your-brain-off' way.
What's the story? That's a little hard to explain as it really is quite a convoluted vignette of stories partially documenting Michael Jackson's life, whilst at the same time put together with a lot of new material which is attempting to be similar to the contemporary action movies with a bit of film noir and Star Wars style action.
The most jarring thing about this film is the fact that it is very very surreal. I won't give anything away but some scenes you can't help but question the motivation of Jackson and what his thought process was at the time! But it's very entertaining all the same!
The songs though are absolutely fantastic, with all of his greatest hits including 'Bad', 'Smooth Criminal', 'Leave Me Alone', etc, all being featured. If you're not an MJ fan then I can't recommend, but if you are an MJ fan, then this soundtrack is worth way more than the price of admission!
So overall, I give this movie 6/10 for the fact that it is very much one long ego-trip, but at the same time is a very entertaining, if quite strange, journey through the mind and imagination of the late King of Pop. If you're an honest fan of MJ, you really can't miss this one!
What's the story? That's a little hard to explain as it really is quite a convoluted vignette of stories partially documenting Michael Jackson's life, whilst at the same time put together with a lot of new material which is attempting to be similar to the contemporary action movies with a bit of film noir and Star Wars style action.
The most jarring thing about this film is the fact that it is very very surreal. I won't give anything away but some scenes you can't help but question the motivation of Jackson and what his thought process was at the time! But it's very entertaining all the same!
The songs though are absolutely fantastic, with all of his greatest hits including 'Bad', 'Smooth Criminal', 'Leave Me Alone', etc, all being featured. If you're not an MJ fan then I can't recommend, but if you are an MJ fan, then this soundtrack is worth way more than the price of admission!
So overall, I give this movie 6/10 for the fact that it is very much one long ego-trip, but at the same time is a very entertaining, if quite strange, journey through the mind and imagination of the late King of Pop. If you're an honest fan of MJ, you really can't miss this one!