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I’m Hank, longtime podcaster, filmmaker, and YouTuber, and this is my review of the biopic Michael. This is a spoiler-filled review of the movie so you’ve been warned.
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BUDGET:
- 200 million dollars.
- 217 million dollars after the first weekend.
- will need to make 500 million to break even.
- 217 million dollars after the first weekend.
SETTINGS:
We start in the 60’s and end in the 80’s. The representation of the times were the most accurate recreations I’ve seen to date. I was alive in the 70’s and grew up in the 80’s so I’m telling you what I know, not what I’ve heard.
CHARACTERS:
- Jaafar Jackson – Michael
- Juliano Valdi – Young Michael
- Colman Domingo – Joseph Jackson
- Nia Long – Katherine Jackson
- Kendrick Sampson – Quincy Jones (Flash & Supernatural TV series)
- Larenz Tate – Berry Gordy (he played Quincy Jones in the Ray movie)
HITS:
- The movie is a literal soundtrack of all banger hits!
- The acting is phenomenal.
- The directing is the best I’ve seen in the past twenty years.
- The set dressing and aesthetics are impeccable.
MISSES:
- The CG animals are a miss.
- I wanted more of the Motown vs Epic stuff (Jermaine stayed at Motown after marrying Berry Gordy’s daughter Hazel).
- No Rebbie, Randy, or Janet Jackson.
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MOVIE SCORE: 9/10
DIRECTION: A+ Antoine Fuqua
WRITING: A John Logan
CINEMATOGRAPHY: A+
POST PRODUCTION (score/sfx/edit/color grade) A+
REWATCHABILITY: A
1 Awful content = Fails on every single level.
2-4 Poor = Terrible on almost every front.
5 Mediocre = Some of the content is worthwhile but mostly broken.
6 Average = Okay writing, acting, storytelling and execution.
7 Good = Solid writing, acting, storytelling and execution.
8 Great = Great writing, acting, storytelling and execution.
9 Almost Perfect = Very minor nitpicks but otherwise excellent.
10 Perfect = A masterpiece! No writing, acting or storytelling flaws. Would hold up against all time classics (e.g. M.A.S.H., Lost, Game of Thrones etc).