“Michael” Reviews Are Brutal, Fans Are Thrilled: Can We Celebrate The King Of Pop?
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3.0 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
One of the most anticipated films of the year, “Michael” hits theaters this weekend and previews are already showing a record number of people filling theaters for a musical biopic. The reviews, however, have not been kind to the film. The biggest issue, that the movie is basically an extended music video of Jackson’s early hits and completely sidesteps the allegations and charges of child sexual abuse that plagued the singer for decades. There’s an explanation for that omission and a heavy hint that there’s more to come in a potential sequel. The question is whether the film is too much of a fairy tale, complete with a happily ever after ending… a question that has even divided members of Jackson’s own family.
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| 0:36.0 | It is Friday, April 24th, and it's finally here. Michael, the movie, is now out. |
| 0:44.6 | But even before it came out, the reviews started coming in, and they are awful. |
| 0:51.6 | If you listen to the critics, listen to the fans, they love it. And with that, |
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| 1:00.2 | disparity on Rotten Tomatoes, this huge, it tells you what. Well, it usually tells me, I usually |
| 1:07.3 | go with the audience. So the audience gave it a 96% on rotten tomatoes. The critics |
| 1:14.8 | gave it 40% and that's being kind because when you actually read some of the reviews, especially |
| 1:20.6 | those in notable publications, they're not just awful. I would actually use the word brutal. |
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