In the weeks before his death, Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was rehearsing a show, "This Is It," that was to open in July. This film begins with a few of the auditioning dancers speaking to the camera about why they're trying out and what Jackson means to them. Then we plunge into rehearsals at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The film is arranged by musical number with pre-recorded material and footage from Jackson's various rehearsals edited together to t... (Full plot summary below)
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In the weeks before his death, Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009) was rehearsing a show, "This Is It," that was to open in July. This film begins with a few of the auditioning dancers speaking to the camera about why they're trying out and what Jackson means to them. Then we plunge into rehearsals at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The film is arranged by musical number with pre-recorded material and footage from Jackson's various rehearsals edited together to take us through what would have been the concert's set list.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert[An] extraordinary documentary, nothing at all like what I was expecting to see. Here is not a sick and drugged man forcing himself through grueling rehearsals, but a spirit embodied by music. Michael Jackson was something else. |
| SlateDana StevensOne of the best documents of live performance that I've ever seen, a rehearsal diary that's more intimate and immediate than a traditional concert film. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerHeartbreaking, exhilarating, baffling. In other words, it expresses the performer's persona in its purest form. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA spectacular record of rehearsals for a show that wasn't to be. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversWatching his struggle is illuminating, unnerving and unforgettable. |
| The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttWhat this strange yet strangely beguiling film does is capture one of pop culture's great entertainers in the feverish grips of pure creativity. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis Is It offers a raw and endearing sketch of a genius at work. |
| Miami HeraldConnie OgleReveals little about the personal aspects of the deeply troubled man behind the sunglasses -- it naturally deals with none of the darker aspects of Jackson's life -- but it deftly underlines his commitment to showmanship. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisWatching Jackson pop, lock, rock, writhe, thrust, and clutch his crotch, even at 50 percent, leaves a feeling of woe: This show really would have been major. |
| New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottAn up-tempo and upbeat concert documentary that celebrates, rather than mourns, the last hurrah of a pop-culture touchstone. |
