Official Discussion - Michael [SPOILERS]

Summary

The life and career of Michael Jackson are explored in a sweeping biographical drama, charting his rise from child star in the Jackson 5 to global pop icon, while examining the personal and professional complexities that defined his legacy.

Director
Antoine Fuqua

Writer
John Logan

Cast

  • Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson
  • Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson
  • Nia Long as Katherine Jackson
  • Miles Teller as John Branca
  • Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe
  • Kat Graham as Diana Ross

Rotten Tomatoes: 40%

Metacritic: 38

28 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world

4 Comments

Vanth@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 120d (3 replies)

40% tomato meter, 96% popcorn.

Anyone who uses RT still, is that 96% number real or AI/bots/pay-for-reviews?

If real, the number surprises me. Maybe it's a bit self-filtering, with audiences primarily made up of Michael fans already predisposed to rate it highly so long as it's not too controversial.

loie@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 120d

Yeah the critic/viewer disparity has happened on RT many times. I think you're right about the self-selecting.

FirmDistribution@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 119d

there's a big disparity on metacritic too

I'm too biased to review this movie. The guy made me love dancing and take dance classes throughout my life.

Ilandar@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 116d

I'm sorry to be cynical, but it's 100% just Michael Jackson fans rating it a perfect film. You see the same effect for every biopic about a modern pop star (check out the ratings for any K-Pop film, for example).