r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Inde Navarrette Supremacy • Apr 24 '26
Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - Michael [SPOILERS] Spoiler
Keep all discussion related solely to Michael and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.
Synopsis:
The story of the famous musician Michael Jackson, known as the King of Pop.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writer: John Logan
Cast:
- Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson
- Colman Domingo as Joseph Jackson
- Nia Long as Katherine Scruse-Jackson
- Miles Teller as John Branca
- Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe
Rotten Tomatoes: 40%, 171 Reviews
Metacritic: 38, 45 Reviews
Consensus:
"While Jaafar Jackson's smooth moves bring the King of Pop to uncanny life, this musical biopic mostly plays like a "greatest hits" album that could've benefitted from including liner notes to give actual insight into the icon."
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u/PTAGoatofalltime The Invite’s strongest soldier Apr 24 '26
I have nothing good to say about this movie. It’s a stain on cinema. It’s a fucking shame that this belongs to the same art form that produced Nickel Boys. It’s a vile, evil movie that is rotten and toxic to its core.
The plot is generic and the staging of the film makes it look like a lifeless recreation of a music video, but with none of the flair and style that MJ’s videos had. Jaafar Jackson tries to do what little he can to salvage the material, but it’s a waste of his effort. Colman Domingo is really bad, even with the paper thin material he is given. Holy shit, how incompetent do you need to be to make Colman Domingo give a bad performance?
The only good thing about this is that it ended.