Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Sameeha Pugh It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

michael_the_nermal In light of Mr. Jackson's recent death, it bears remembering this peculiar special, which aired on ABC and Vh1 about six years ago. This has to have been one of the largest PR disasters ever in the history of entertainment. It is my understanding that Michael Jackson wanted to use this special as an opportunity to rehabilitate his public image, in light of the accusations made against him of child molestation and his criticism of Sony for failing to promote his most recent album. It seems every rumor and criticism about Jackson has some basis in reality, according to what we see in this special. This ranges from his penchant for spending gobs of cash on art and luxury items, to making his children wear veils, ostensibly to protect their identities. He denies all accusations of extensive plastic surgery, but admits to letting children stay for sleepovers (he argues that the sleepovers are nothing more than benign slumber parties, like any children would have with one another). Jackson's personal idiosyncrasies are laid naked for all the world to see, and the result is nothing short of saddening and pitiable.Bashir seems kind of slimy, first trying to gain Jackson's trust then pouncing on him with questions about his plastic surgery, skin color, and the race of his children. It seems pretty clear Jackson would not at all be forthright in answering such questions. Still, one might admire Bashir for not going too easy or simply offering softball questions; still, I think he sometimes was a little hard on Jackson.It seems a bit sadistic to admit enjoying this special as a guilty pleasure; still, I won't lie about liking this special when it first aired. While it may have lifted the veil slightly as to revealing who Michael Jackson is, it does not succeed in telling the whole picture. Given Jackson's alleged shyness and reclusiveness, the public will never know who Michael Jackson was as a man. This special does not answer everything.

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transitionstate99 The problem I have with the heavy handedness of Bashir's, ahem, journalism (and yes Mr. Moore-ibid you too)is that it just isn't any good. Which would be alright if Martin didn't have this almost pedagogical desire to come off as a concerned Smarty McSmarty. It doesn't take an intellectual heavyweight to see that Michael Jackson obviously has deep, deep trauma that's surfacing in a variety of disorders. A psych student would label him body-dysmorphic with their eyes closed. So why does Bashir keep beating the same questions to death? Does he expect Jackson to break down and admit that he's had 20 zillion operations? That he spends money in a vacant equilibrium? That he is constantly surrounded and protected by people that share similar delusions, and gosh darn it, that his problems might also manifest as sexual deviancy? Yes thank you, move on: There's enough pop-psychology out there for reference material and you're not really helping-just airing Jackson's subconscious demons. But that's exactly what Bashir doesn't do; instead he panders, and condescends in an annoying I-can-see-what-you-don't-Mr-Jacko-the-wacko way. That's not journalism, it's reporting. What would have been far more interesting is if Bashir didn't treat Jacko as some sort of man-child, a weird oddity to be probed and prodded, but used the interview time to understand the depths of one man's isolation and distortion of reality. Parents can leave their children for sleep overs in 'neverland'; doesn't that speak volumes about our current society, celeb status not withstanding. What about Michael's family? The father angle has pretty much been done to death, but the sibling moments haven't. Surely that would have satisfied Bashir's rabid tabloid fantasies while simultaneously exposing the underlying psycho-drama that must exist in the Jackson household. Instead we get Michael through the celebrity lens-bright and devoid of grit. I'm not asking Bashir to throw away his vapid, objective reporting to create a far more emotionally challenging (and personal) work-it's not his style. But the least he could do is allow for a far broader commentary on the subject matter (and I'm not talking about shots of ogling fans). As of now 'Living with Michael...' is caught in some sort of limbo between paparazzi snapshot and good old fashioned nuts and bolts journalism. Is it too much to ask that Bashir make up his mind?

SHB_73 Watching this documentary on the life of an entertainer I liked as a kid It's sad to see what Michael has done to himself. His bizzare behavior coupled with the way he denys how much plastic surgery he had, Makes it clear the man needs help from a phsyciatrist. It was sickening the way he treated his youngest son by dangling him over a window balcony in Germany, along with other admissions that here horrific. Some people have criticized Martin Bashir because he was try to make Jackson look bad. He didn't have to, Jackson did it himself. When Bashir asks him how many surgeries he had, Michael says no more than two which is a flat out lie. You can't tell me by looking at him twenty years ago to today that he's only had two! Also his extravagent spending in Las Vegas makes me wonder where he gets his money? (I'm not sure owning the rights to the Beatles songbook covers everything.) Michael Jackson is sadly not even a shadow of his former self. From the time he was the young lead singer of the Jackson Five, to the early 80's when he was at his most popular, to finally what he is today.