Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
On Quartile, Moonwalker scores 6/10 across five categories — strongest on Cinematography (Above Average), weakest on Plot (Below Average).
This fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”.
Moonwalker is a wildly idiosyncratic vanity project that defies easy categorization — part concert film, part fantasy anthology, part music video compilation — making it genuinely one-of-a-kind in its conception and execution. The cinematography and visual set pieces are impressively crafted, blending stop-motion, claymation, and live-action sequences with high production value. However, the plot is thin and largely incoherent, functioning more as a loose frame for music videos than a coherent narrative. The acting is serviceable at best, with Jackson more convincing as a performer than an actor. The ending, involving a giant robot battling a drug lord, is memorable for its absurdity but narratively unsatisfying. Its novelty is its greatest asset — no other film quite exists like this.