Director Kenny Ortega took the hours and hours of film of Michael Jackson preparing for his never-to-be London tour and distills it down to give us a but a glimpse of what may have been Michael’s grand return to King of Popdom. While hindered by its fawning start showing Michael’s dancers ooohhing and aahhhing about Michael, the film does justice to Jackson’s preparations and reveals him to be on top of his game – both physically and vocally – at 50. It demonstrated to this reviewer that despite the media’s panache to portray Michael as a total wonk, when it came to his music, he was a perfectionist and a master in conveying what he wanted us, his fans and audience, to see. It is difficult to rate this film as surely as it was difficult for Mr. Ortega to construct a sense of a concert we’ll never see. Yet despite it all, Michael, his dancing, and his music shine. This Is It is a perfect, if hurried, testament to the world’s greatest pop star. Taken too soon.
My rating 9 out of 10.
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