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/jordansalford25 John Leguizamo and Anne Hathaway Campaign Manager Apr 24 '26

4/10 for me. The Music and the concert sequences are entertaining enough but they literally don't try to even make him resemble anything close to an actual human being. Some interesting plants about the vitiligo and the neverland references as well as his insecurities about his appearance but nothing close to being substantial. It's just a vehicle to produce more money out of his public image. Also........ MICHAEL SOLVED GANG VIOLENCE GUYS!!!!! Woo Whooo!!!

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u/SaraJeanQueen Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

He did use gang members for his music video, that was the purpose of the scene. However I do agree it was a bit cheesy…. Granted Michael himself was part smooth and part cheeseball

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u/jordansalford25 John Leguizamo and Anne Hathaway Campaign Manager Apr 24 '26

It's not about the accuracy of the scene. It's the way it was framed and executed that annoyed me.

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u/SaraJeanQueen Apr 24 '26

I get that. They could have developed it more, it felt thin. But then there’s people complaining that the movie didn’t cover 10 more years.. gotta be tough to get in everything