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This Is It

Overview


Genre :

Documentary, Music

Release Date :

October 28, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Kenny Ortega

Starring :

Michael Jackson

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..This Is It is for fans only, and it will have to be enough..”
by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
2 of 4

“..strange combination of performance film, memorial celebration and pseudo-candid backstage documentary..”
by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]
1 of 4

“..shoddy piece of exploitation..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
2.5 of 4

“..shallow homage to the good memories of the King of Pop..”
by Ted Fry [Seattle Times]
“..rushed and ragged monument to the man, his work and the commercial interests of those he left behind..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
“..leaves many walking out of the theater asking, "Was that it?"..”
by Aidin Vaziri [San Francisco Chronicle]
Review rate : B

“..fun..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
4.5 of 5

“..endlessly engaging motion picture experience that will likely hold rapturous fans the world over in its sparkling grasp..”
by Jason McKiernan [Filmcritic.com]
3 of 4

“..an unfinished work..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
3 of 4

“.."This Is It" is not about gripping storytelling and award-winning cinematography..”
by Jon Bream [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
5 of 5
Reviewed by Amy Nicholson [Boxoffice Magazine]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Timothy Finn [Kansas City Star]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Cathy Jakicic [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

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