Michael Jackson biopic panned by critics, 27 on Rotten Tomatoes 🍅

[Duolingo 160,716]

 

 

Edited April 21 by Teletubby

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[gagzus 21,332]

@PartySick we’re gonna need a fan review once it’s out!

[PartySick 171,652]

26 minutes ago, gagzus said:

@PartySick we’re gonna need a fan review once it’s out!

My expectations are so low  

But sure  

[Rahrahbitchson 22,657]

It was expected, this didn't look good from what ive seen in the trailer. Michael deserved better

[REALITY 79,946]

Rocketman remains the best musical biopic

[Togekiss 2,974]

There wasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that this was going to be even mediocre.

[Gorehound 5,607]

"chronicling his journey from the Jackson 5 era through his early solo career"...

So I see they're skating over all the dodgy sh*t that went on with all the p*dophile allegations. What's the point of doing a meaningful biopic if it's gonna be selective, vague and sugar coated? 

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[LilMonst3r 5,671]

58 minutes ago, Gorehound said:

"chronicling his journey from the Jackson 5 era through his early solo career"...

So I see they're skating over all the dodgy sh*t that went on with all the pedo allegations. What's the point of doing a meaningful biopic if it's gonna be selective, vague and sugar coated? 

I called this from The jump. When they said they were making a biopic. I knew they would sugarcoat it and not be real. They would focus on the Art more than his Personal life through the Decades. 

[Gorehound 5,607]

Just now, LilMonst3r said:

I called this from The jump. When they said they were making a biopic. I knew they would sugarcoat it and not be real. They would focus on the Art more than his Personal life through the Decades. 

I mean his career was incredible, and he's the ultimate pop icon so I can understand them just wanting to celebrate his artistry, but it's well known that he has a very dark side to his story and it feels disingenuous to not at least explore that a bit, even if they stayed neutral about it. Guessing the Jackson estate had a lot to do with this.  

[TimotheeChalamet 6,875]

1 hour ago, Gorehound said:

"chronicling his journey from the Jackson 5 era through his early solo career"...

So I see they're skating over all the dodgy sh*t that went on with all the p*dophile allegations. What's the point of doing a meaningful biopic if it's gonna be selective, vague and sugar coated? 

 

4 minutes ago, LilMonst3r said:

I called this from The jump. When they said they were making a biopic. I knew they would sugarcoat it and not be real. They would focus on the Art more than his Personal life through the Decades. 

I don't know if I got this right, but apparently they are also filming a part 2 about his later career. I don't expect them to go deep into those details but who knows 

[Gorehound 5,607]

4 minutes ago, TimotheeChalamet said:

 

I don't know if I got this right, but apparently they are also filming a part 2 about his later career. I don't expect them to go deep into those details but who knows 

Ah right I didn't know. Tbf if they did touch on that part of his life effectively it would be very controversial and make one hell of an uncomfortable watch ngl. 

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[MaybeKermit 5,183]

Just that makeup on the Michael actor was a disgrace already.

and they couldve explored so many more eras, even the pedophile/dark eras + stay neutral like someone here already said. They couldve done so much with his story

[Gorehound 5,607]

4 minutes ago, MaybeKermit said:

Just that makeup on the Michael actor was a disgrace already.

and they couldve explored so many more eras, even the pedophile/dark eras + stay neutral like someone here already said. They couldve done so much with his story

Not to mention his struggles with mental illness and self image, honestly he'd be a fascinating subject for a biopic if done well. But idk it kinda feels like just beating a dead horse at this point.

[ImpossiblePrincess 3,917]

Not to defend the estate or whatever in charge of the storyline, I’m pretty sure they did film something regarding allegations but there were legal restrictions about them mentioning it?