What a disappointment!
Went to watch with really high expectations because of all the hype around it, but honestly, it was such a letdown.
The movie just felt flat throughout. It started without much impact and somehow ended even more clueless. The storytelling kept repeating the same things over and over again without really going deeper into anything.
What I really missed was the emotional depth. They barely explored his relationship with his brothers or the dynamics within the family. And right from the beginning, the movie keeps telling you “Michael is different.” But great films don’t tell you that — they make you feel it naturally. Let the audience slowly discover why he was special instead of pushing it from the first few scenes.
Also, there was almost no insight into the mind of an artist. Michael Jackson wasn’t just a performer, he was a creator. I wanted to see the mental struggle behind the art, how he thought about music, how songs and lyrics came to life, what the process looked like. None of that was really explored.
Even important parts of his life, like the vitiligo controversy or the issue with MTV not playing Black artists, were touched upon so briefly when they could’ve added so much depth to the story.
Instead, it just kept going in loops, music, dance, Joseph getting angry, Michael playing with animals and that’s pretty much it. For someone as layered and complicated as MJ, the film felt way too surface-level.