“This Is It,” the new Michael Jackson concert film, has been billed as a rare glimpse into the creative psyche that defined pop music’s shape and trajectory. But this isn’t a concert film. It’s a rehearsal film — and one that will leave Jackson’s most zealous fans waiting for goose bumps that never arrive.
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Filmed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles between March and June, “This Is It” captures the King of Pop prepping for a 50-night run at London’s O2 Arena. But after the singer’s death shocked the planet on June 25, the extensive rehearsal footage — intended for Jackson’s personal archive — was quickly cobbled into a feature-length documentary that landed in theaters on Wednesday.
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