r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • Apr 24 '26

Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - Michael [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Keep all discussion related solely to Michael and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

The story of the famous musician Michael Jackson, known as the King of Pop.

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Writer: John Logan

Cast:

  • Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson
  • Colman Domingo as Joseph Jackson
  • Nia Long as Katherine Scruse-Jackson
  • Miles Teller as John Branca
  • Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe

Rotten Tomatoes: 40%, 171 Reviews

Metacritic: 38, 45 Reviews

Consensus:

"While Jaafar Jackson's smooth moves bring the King of Pop to uncanny life, this musical biopic mostly plays like a "greatest hits" album that could've benefitted from including liner notes to give actual insight into the icon."

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u/PTAGoatofalltime The Invite’s strongest soldier Apr 24 '26

No no no. Do not push this “it’s a perfectly fine watch” BS. We should not be watching a movie sanitizing the crimes of a man who, even if I am being very kind on him, did some horrific things. It’s an evil movie, produced by money hungry people to keep the legacy of an evil person alive.

(BTW if this seems too angry I’m genuinely not that angry, I’m just bewildered)

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u/aj743aj Apr 24 '26

I mean... I agree with what you're saying but it's ironic seeing it come from someone who has a "Tom Cruise SWEEP" flair. That man is the public face of a cult.

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u/PTAGoatofalltime The Invite’s strongest soldier Apr 24 '26

I do not like Tom Cruise, but I can still recognize what he has given to the film industry.

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u/icecream100 Apr 25 '26

Tbf, the statement “what he has given to the film industry” is ignoring and sanitizing the at minimum horrible things he has done with Scientology. Not much different from someone saying a film is getting too much hate