Let's be honest here, this was fascinating because it cast open the Neverland gates and revealed how mentally unsound Jackson had become. If you came away from this thinking that Jackson was fine you're either being clouded by nostalgia or obstinately contradictory. Clearly the guy had problems. On the other hand Bashir comes off as a slimy piece of shit that embodies the worst of tabloid editorialism. If he'd left his opinionating out and provided more balance my score'd be a lot higher.

I'm not a huge Michael Jackson fan but even I recognized how exploitative and sensationalist this piece was. Unfortunately it probably led to a chain of events that caused the mental breakdown of Jackson's life and untimely death. The "facts" in this film are dripping with innuendo and in hindsight little substance. The only reason it gets a score at all is that it does give an interesting if not biased look into Jackson's life.

Altamente parcial... Bashir é um completo imbecil.

100 for Michael, minus 95 for Bashir.

Predatory. Jackson comes across far more interesting and far more thoughtful than Bashir. And, while we're at it, more honest. In other words, a more generous score would have resulted, if the responses given by the interviewee were the sole basis for judgment; the ill will of the interviewer, however, and all the unfortunate consequences that followed from that, make it impossible for me to score it any higher.