[Thor Joachim Haga]

Just came back from Antoine Fuqua’s MICHAEL – the new Michael Jackson biopic, starring his nephew in the title role. It’s fairly OK, but I had expected something a little more spectacular and engrossing, given that it’s a celebration of his life as an artist and musician (none of the controversial elements of his life are in it, and that’s fine – that’s not what it’s about). And the fact that Fuqua is usually a very visually energetic filmmaker. It’s surprisingly intimate, so the IMAX screening felt a little too much.