My Opinion of Michael Jackson's This Is It

So, I meant to post a review of this on the night that I saw it, but I never got the chance. So, here goes:

This film was quite simply amazing. I mean, it really was. Fans of Michael Jackson will undoubtedly love this. Open-minded fans of music in general will also love it. The film is filled to the brim with infectious music, and incredible choreographed dancing and visuals. That alone makes it worth watching, and easily one of the most purely entertaining documentaries ever made. But beyond this, it also shows us a personal glimpse of how Michael Jackson works. It's all very candid and real. Seeing this may, for many people, lay to rest a lot of the sordid rumors surrounding the entertainer. But something I respect about this film is that they didn't even approach that topic. The film was concerned implicitly with showing him as something that simply cannot be denied: he was one of the most purely talented entertainers who has ever lived. If it was possible for anyone to embody the concept of music, he did.

Watching this movie was quite the experience for me. I honestly was not expecting much at all. But I found myself thoroughly entertained and immersed throughout the entire two hours. Two hours, by the way, would usually seem like a long time for a documentary. But the music, dancing, and unique insights into perhaps the world's most recognized performer turned this into one of the most entertaining and fulfilling films of any kind that I ever seen. I highly recommend this. I give this a very rarely-given 5 out of 5 stars.