The concert film / documentary This Is It, with a revenue of no less than 47 million euros in its first week, was a real blockbuster. If we rid This Is It of all negative developments around it, we can sit down for a very nice film. It is a pleasure to see The King of Pop at work in its natural environment. As a shy personality, the way in which he imposes his vision on his employees is as touching
… as it is impressive. His perfectionism can be seen in his involvement with the keyboard player during the rehearsal of The Way You Make Me Feel and in the programming of the computer images for They Don't Care About Us. Michael is frugal with his voice in view of the 'upcoming' shows, but sounds powerful and pure at times. During the famous break in Billie Jean we see that dance is no longer what it used to be, but that Jackson can still dance quite a bit for a man of fifty. There are plenty of things around the This Is It concert series that are not correct, but the film is worth watching. (GL)more
