This Is It review: Michael Jackson film is fitting tribute to a bittersweet legacy

(The Guardian)
By Andrew Pulver
In spite of the lingering sense of necrophilia, Michael Jackson’s jerry-built swansong has enough juicy titbits to provide succour to die-hard fans
 
Michael Jackson’s This Is It has all the singer’s hits in their toe-tapping glory.
For everyone who’s thirsted for more Michael Jackson since his death little more than four months ago, the [...]

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