Michael Jackson Biopic Getting More Negative Reviews Than Positive
The big-budget Michael Jackson biopic Michael isn’t getting a lot of love from critics ahead of its global weekend release. The movie stars Jaafar Jackson, the late singer’s nephew, in his film debut covering Jackson’s career from the Jackson 5 era through his early solo period.
On the positive side, Deadline’s Pete Hammond praised Jaafar Jackson’s performance, writing the actor “sells this performance with all the right dance moves and sharp dramatic talent.” USA Today awarded three stars, calling Jaafar a “new star.”
However, negative reviews dominated with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 27%. RogerEbert.com gave one star, calling it a “plastic jukebox picture.” The BBC described it as “a bland and barely competent daytime TV movie.” IGN deemed it “really, really bad,” while The Guardian criticized its “endless smiley blandness.” Many reviewers noted the film avoids Jackson’s many controversies. Regardless of what the critics thought, what really natters is what audiences think wen it opens this weekend in theaters!