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By Jstg (2) on 25 Dec 2014

Shows the genius that was Michael Jackson, involved in all aspects of the tour and making it unbeatable…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 03 Jul 2014

One of the best documents of live performance that I've ever seen, a rehearsal diary that's more intimate and immediate than a traditional…

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By Jmsbpp (75) on 15 Jul 2013

Algo interesante un documental que muestra cosas que jamas habian sido reveladas y son buenas sin embargo no es lo que esperaba para ser la…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 13 Mar 2013

He could dance brilliantly right up to the end, it’s clear.This Is It may be a court documentary, but as a heavily lawyered portrait of an…

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By Seroj (254) on 12 Mar 2013

The greatest musician/artist/entertainer and performer this world has ever known…

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By Andrew Barker (315) for Variety (12,700) on 08 Mar 2013

There’s an incredible amount to enjoy here, and the star’s fans will be in rapture…

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By Silvvmond (1) on 18 Feb 2013

I warched this film in cinema, so many people were dancing and singing Michael's songs, it was soo nice…

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By Connie Ogle (690) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 01 Nov 2012

Reveals little about the personal aspects of the deeply troubled man behind the sunglasses -- it naturally deals with none of the darker aspects…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 03 Sep 2012

Michael Jackson's This Is It looks beyond the reconstructed face and spindly body of the late King of Pop and basks in his meteoric light…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 17 Aug 2012

[An] extraordinary documentary, nothing at all like what I was expecting to see…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 08 Jul 2012

Michael Jackson was obviously shooting for the moon right before his death, as you can tell from these stunning bits of concert spectacle…

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By Ann Powers (4) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 26 May 2012

Differing greatly from the rough, casual mood of many behind-the-scenes pop docs, this one is instead of a piece with Jackson's body of work…

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By Ian Freer (515) for Empire (3,446) on 21 Mar 2012

This Is It delivers neither the full-on Jackson stage experience or a revealing portrait of his complex mindset…

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By Mrjoekalel (1) on 24 Jan 2012

This film is not a money grab, what it is, is the experience of the magical making of Michael Jackson's return to the stage, in what we can…

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By J30 (173) on 06 Oct 2011

A really good documentary about a true artist and professional at work. Just spectacular musician and perfectionist…

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By Zach Baron (1) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 25 Sep 2011

More bonkers Jackson-at-work moments would’ve helped, but mostly we just see the kid from Gary, Indiana, dispensing hugs and God-bless-you's…

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By Michaeld (130) on 18 Jan 2011

Well basically it's just 2 hours of MJ reherasing his tour…

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By Mornington (12) on 22 Oct 2010

The film reveals more about Michael Jackson as a hard-working and meticulously attentive artist than any other insight over his lifetime, a…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 18 Oct 2010

An up-tempo and upbeat concert documentary that celebrates, rather than mourns, the last hurrah of a pop-culture touchstone…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 18 Oct 2010

Neither a concert film nor a documentary but a ghoulish “event” offered just in time for Halloween, This is It is sadly -- and reprehensively,…

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