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Reviews Counted:160
Fresh:128
Rotten:32
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: While it may not be the definitive concert film (or the insightful backstage look) some will hope for, Michael Jackson's This Is It packs more than enough entertainment value to live up to its ambitious title.
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
US Box Office: $70,258,545
Synopsis: Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that... [More]
Respectful without being mawkish or sentimental, the film is fashioned with the heart Jackson always demanded of himself. It's not a great film, but This Is It is a fabulously entertaining account of somebody striving to be so one last time.
Top CriticIt is not a rip-off. But make no mistake, it is a cash-in.
Top CriticWhat might have been just a shameless cash-in actually hits the stage as a toe-tapping and eye-opening tribute to the King Of Pop.
Top CriticIt is with a mix of voyeuristic fascination, amazement and poignancy, I watched and loved this unique, spectacular film that invites us for a back-stage peek at the creative process of an enigmatic, eccentric, influential and supremely talented artist
Top CriticA piecemeal attempt at putting a bow on Michael Jackson's overblown and bankrupt career, this clinical behind-the-scenes collage of the rehearsal process for MJ's doomed London performance schedule is more propaganda than documentary.
As much as This Is It recalls Jackson's genius, it perpetuates the exploitation that shaped his life.
Now, when I see and hear the fan worship, I don't silently cringe. Never again. I nod my head in affirmation.
... a concert-that-never-was film that trumps that genre because of its ultimate humanity, imperfection and lack of overproduction
... unapologetically worshipful, but it delivers.
A deeply creepy and disturbing exercise, in which we're exposed to footage that was likely never meant to see the light of day, featuring a performer who at the time was, literally, days away from death.
By the time the tour was gelling, the Weird One had left the building.
As a posthumous document, This Is It offers a veiled, vaseline-lens look behind the curtain. As a cultural event, it's more than a little creepy and depressing.
...a footnote to a complex, creative life that cannot be reduced to a cautionary tale. It is a glimpse of joy, a sequin shining amidst the ashes.
What "This is It" accomplishes is key to not only preserving Jackson's memory, but also to galvanizing his myth. Onstage, he still moonwalks, but there are new moves to be had here and a voice that is still strong.
A bizarre and opportunist piece of film-making.
I cannot image a visual record of any kind doing a better job of showing us what might have been, which makes it both a cause for celebration and its own unique tragedy
It's got a story, it's got music, it even has a hero, but what it lacks is soul.
An incomplete tune.
A joyous homage to Jackson's music and peerless dance moves. It's the way Jackson would have wanted to be remembered, and the way his fans will want to remember him.
For those expecting something deeper than Ortega’s High School Musical trilogy, this ain’t it.
November 02, 2009:
Kenny Ortega Talks This Is It DVD/Blu-ray 
If you enjoyed "This Is It" last week, but wondered what was going to happen to all the footage that didn't make it into the final cut, Kenny Ortega has some good news for you:... More...
November 01, 2009:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: This Is It Tops Box Office Worldwide
Four months after his death, Michael Jackson was the king of the box office as his concert documentary This Is It thrilled fans opening at number one. But with no other new... More...
October 29, 2009:
Critics Consensus: This Is It Is Certified Fresh
This week at the movies brings only one wide release: the hotly-anticipated performance documentary Michael Jackson's This Is It, which captures the King of Pop in rehearsals... More...
October 23, 2009:
'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Featurette Unveiled
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