This is Not It

How much better a documentary could Michael Jackson - This is It have been! Perhaps the makers of the documentary, instead of being in a hurry to cash in on the inevitable interest following the demise of the superstar, should have spent some time and got this one right. While the lack of a voice-over lends authenticity, there is nothing in the documentary that shows any facet of Michael’s personality, nor does it show or purport to show any change in the superstar. What of the clashes with the media, the eccentricisms that finally culminated in the allegations that destroyed his life, the competition and the peers that he left behind. While this documentary is ostensibly oriented around a set of backstage shows in London, the fact of the matter is that this one could have made much more of its subject matter, especially given its timing

8.5/20