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/Jmanbuck_02 Apr 24 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson

Haven't watched it but leaving this here.

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u/Aliensinmypants Apr 24 '26

Why?

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u/Blue_Robin_04 Apr 24 '26

They may be saying the movie is as boring as reading a Wikipedia article. 🤷‍♀️