'Michael' Review: Jaafar Jackson Shines in Dazzling Biopic

The King of Pop is brilliantly portrayed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson in a dazzling musical biopic that skirts ugly controversies, but does provide an insightful account of a legend’s rise to iconic stardom. Michael pulls no punches depicting the abuse, loneliness, and self-loathing that propelled a generational talent. Audiences will undoubtedly be grooving in their seats during the magnificent performance numbers and then recoil in disgust as Joe Jackson (Colman Domingo in early Oscar contention) cruelly whips his youngest son into exploitative submission. Michael Jackson wasn’t molded, he was beaten into an unparalleled success.

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