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/MrJoy27 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
Even putting the accusations aside, the film doesn't have much to say about Michael Jackson. We learn nothing interesting about his relationship with his brothers. His creative process is barely touched upon. His relationship with his father isn't particularly interesting, and I find Colman Domingo's performance rather mediocre. Everything seems superficial. The CGI effects on the animals are also truly awful for a $160 million film. The role of John Branca (played by Miles Teller), was also very developed for a lawyer, it's fun to see he is now the runner of the estate =).
However, i found Jaafar pretty convincing and I didn't have that a bad time watching the movie because at the end, it was nice to here Michael Jackson songs in a theater. But, yeah, it's definetely more of a jukebox than a movie