Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Documentary, Music
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2016
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Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
24 Jan 2016
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Of course Jackson isn't here to discuss matters for himself, and Lee's documentary is, ultimately, enjoyably nostalgic, but says little more than what we already know.
– Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Mar 2016
fresh:
This bouncily entertaining doc may boast only a notch more formal ambition than a very well-assembled "Behind the Music" special, but is no less essential than Lee's first MJ opus, the excellent "Bad 25."
– Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb 2016
fresh:
Lee keeps his celebration smart and not soppy. He gets you excited, makes you feel the moment, see what was new in it, why it mattered.
– Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb 2016
fresh:
He's made a fan's film, and he's happy to let us know it, shouting out questions from behind the camera and cackling loudly when he particularly likes an answer.
– Mike Hale,
New York Times,
4 Feb 2016
fresh:
A lovingly assembled appreciation of the key transitional album in the late artist's career.
– David Rooney,
Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan 2016