Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
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.