The man behind such hit songs as “Thriller” and “Smooth Criminal”, Michael Jackson, stars in this strange film about himself, which defies any means of logic and seems to have virtually no consistency.

The movie starts off with self-indulgent tripe, telling us just how great Michael Jackson is and then we see a strange version of his song “Bad” featuring kids. Then some weird stuff that I can’t explain through words happens. Then a revolution occurs as we are put through Michael’s song “Leave Me Alone”. Then Michael Jackson has to stop some drug dealers with magical powers and save some children.

Michael Jackson is simply horrible, he’s so bland and very inconsistent but then again, he’s playing himself so maybe he’s doing a good job. However, that doesn’t make it entertaining. The idea of Michael Jackson having magical powers and saving children from drug dealers is just stupid beyond belief. His singing is very impressive though, what else do you expect from the King of Pop? Joe Pesci (“Casino”, “Goodfellas”) is hilariously bad as the drug dealer. The children in this film are horrific actors and actresses; they’re not acting at all. I wouldn’t be surprised if they are reading from oversized cards. The animation is horrendously poor.

The storyline is virtually non-existent, the special effects are poorly done, the characters are boring and the logic is violently murdered in the most obnoxious way possible. The music is good though. Few films exceed the stupidity of this zany picture. The only bit worth watching (even for fans of Jackson’s music) is an extended version of “Smooth Criminal” as the rest is just a barrage of ridiculous antics that don’t go together at all. This is like someone finished a jigsaw puzzle but actually they’ve just rammed random pieces together as nothing in this movie fits together; it’s just lots of little weird bits. Even the videogame based on the film is not as bad as the actual film.