I thoroughly enjoyed watching This Is It tonight. It’s a great backstage movie, a terrific homage to Michael Jackson, and in many ways it must be some sort of salve for the folks who were working on preparing the concert tour and never got to see the fruits of their labor pay off. At least now some of the hard work they put into this is memorialized and will get some recognition.
I was never a big Michael Jackson fan, although I appreciated his music and showmanship. The movie certainly enhanced my view. I’m also guessing it will put to rest some of the stuff that was bandied about after his death that he couldn’t cut it any more. Although I’m sure some will say that since the film is edited they left some of that out. But I’m guessing there are quite a few 50 year olds who wish they could have half the energy Jackson shows in rehearsal.
Regardless, the man was a talent. The movie is worth seeing if for no other reason than to appreciate that.
