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the movie was amazing and I've been a fan of it since I was 2. Extremely well written and the storyline was able to show all aspects of the family and Jackson career without making anyway out to be the bad guy. The story shows the Jackson boys from the very start of their career. It shows the in and outs of their careers as well as their business and father-son relationship with Joe. Trust me, it's more than you ever thought you knew about the family. From the excitement and what it was like to be in the public eye, to it's effects on the young men's personal lives. This is truly a beautifully written, well- respected depiction of the Jackson 5's American Dream.

Personally, I liked this movie. Even though I have been an avid Jackson fan since the beginning, I was able to evaluate this movie with a proper perspective and I'm giving it a 10!!!!!! Both Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Angela Bassett were outstanding as Joseph and Katherine Jackson. The remaining cast were excellent and the musical numbers were magnificent!! The writing, art direction, costume design and all the other elements that makes a great movie were impeccable.

Within the last year, I've seen several movies about teen idols from the seventies and some of them were lousy and not historically accurate(especially with the music). Not this one!!! The Jacksons' movie was historically accurate in it's depiction of the world's greatest musical family.

I like all biographies, and I really love the Jacksons, I thought Wylie Draper (the guy that played the older Michael Jackson) looked a little like the real one, I'm sorry that we lost him, he was a good actor. Jason Weaver's acting gave Wylie something to work with, and he succeeded in Alex Burrell's (Michael Jackson from age 6-9) version of Michael. I didn't know at first that Jermaine's son was playing him, he looks exactly like his dad, but I think the guy who came after Jermaine Jr. really ruined it as far as portraying Jermaine is concerned, but his "overacting" worked in some scenes like with Hazel Gordy at the airport and talking with her in the hotel room and also talking with his dad.

I like the music, that's my favorite part, I'm gonna buy this movie, it's worth it.

This two-part miniseries (long enough to be a week-long miniseries if each episode was an hour), was at times overly dramatic, somewhat lacking in humor and even kind-of depressing. Still, it's one of the best music bios ever.

The absolute best thing about this piece is Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs. Hilton-Jacobs captures the menace of the notorious Joseph Jackson. He is a father you would NOT want to disobey. On the other hand, he brings a level of humanity and respectability, sometimes even likability to the role that makes it a three-dimensional character. In many music bios, it's hard to believe they're talking about real people (exhibit A: The Doors), but not here. Hilton-Jacobs expresses Jackson's deep, cutting flaws, but also the good things about him.

As for the bigger stars in the two-parter, Vanessa Williams is likable as Susan de Passe: a Motown employee who believes so much in the boys that she convinces Berry Gordy to hear them. Billy Dee Williams is likable as Gordy, but he comes off as a saintly carefree sort. Angela Basset also excelled as the boys' mother: willing to sacrifice her goals and dreams for the sake of the family.

All three actors who played Michael were also fantastic. It's so sad that Wylie Draper died so soon after this movie came out. He really captured Michael as well as anybody could. He reminds the viewer of what people saw in Michael in the early 80s. Alex Burral and Jason Weaver also performed great as Michael, especially during the music scenes. The actors who played Michael's brothers fared also. While it clearly centers around Michael, it goes to great lengths not to make the other boys second-bananas (the only one who isn't explored much is Janet, ironically, because her fame rivals that of Michael in real life).

Speaking of the music scenes, they are almost all very well done. The scenes where they appear to be lipsynching songs (such as when they record "I'll Be There" are done pretty well, but when the actors (presumably) get to handle it on their own, it really comes alive, whether it's the kids singing old r&b classics toward the beginning, or the final concert scene at the end with a lively version of "The Love You Save."

All in all, great music and great acting make this movie one of the best rock bios of all.

Considering how long this movie is one would think that it would have covered a lot more of the Jackson's actual history. Countless upon countless of known and well-documented Jackson family facts are either completely ignored or inaccurately portrayed. This film (produced and green lighted by Jackson family members -- including Michael) is simply a vehicle to paint the Jackson family in the best light possible. And are we really suppose to feel sorry for their personal hardships considering the vast amount of wealth, privilege, and fame that their career's handed them? The good news is that the film is pretty well acted. Most notably by Angela Bassett and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as mom and "Joseph". The actors who play the Jackson siblings do a decent job in their respective rolls with the exception of Wylie Draper as the older Michael. He's a decent actor and a great dancer, but not for one second did I believe him as the King of Pop. Of course it would be difficult for any actor to convincingly portray an individual as unique and multilayered as M.J.

If you're a Michael Jackson fan, or a fan of the Jackson's in general, you'll enjoy this film. Just don't come away from it thinking it's an accurate historical piece on Michael, or the Jackson family.

This film is the best film ever. It has touched me so much. Jermaine Jackson did really well producing this film and may god bless u. Michael should watch this. All the 3 people that played as Michael did an excellent job. Love u guys. The person that played the older Michael was called Wylie Draper. Sadly Wylie died a year after they did the film May he rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers go to his family, and my love too. Wylie was the best, He acted as Michael as if he was really Michael. He did a good job on the moonwalk. He looked very cute and did a good job. My luck also goes out to all the other cast especially to Floyd who played as little Marlon. He was so cute. The boy who played little Michael was Alex. The person who played the second Michael was Jason. He was so so so good. Well done u guys. Well done Wylie. Never forget u. People that this film was poor should thing again because it's the best film ever. Wylie was the star. He did really well and i love him for that. The 2nd star would have to be jason weaver.

This movie is terrific. The Director lets the story unfold without resorting to histrionics. The different boys playing Michael are all wonderful and evoke the charm that made the real 10 year old into a star. Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs does wonderful work portraying a man that many have vilified without adding his own judgment.

Special mention should be made to the choreography: Michael Peters does an excellent job of recreating the signature moves of the Jackson 5, and the scene with Jackie Wilson subtly suggests many of the steps that a real-life Michael Jackson uses.

I enjoy this movie and can't wait to see it again.

This movie was a huge success and failure at the same time. Their is a lot of incorrect information in this movie and unnecessary cameos by the likes of Boyz to Men.

I do however think that this movie was a huge success in showing how these poor children were treated and what a monster Joe Jackson truly is. They show Michael growing up trying to just be like any child. He is just like any child. Then they show the physical and emotional abuse he is forced to endure so that his father(a failed musician) can try and make a name for himself. And it shows similar effect done to all the children but Michael being the youngest the effects are more profound. How can someone go through something like this as a child and not be a wackjob once he is freed from his terrible father and a billionaire?

It is definitely educational and could have been better but as far as telling the story of a tortured soul and brilliant musician and performer it perfect.

Everyone else is in this movie (save for Wylie Draper) were either miscast or dead weight in this 5-hour snoozefest. For starters, most of the actors bore no resemblance, physically or characteristically, to the actual people. Also, the inaccuracies in this movie are mind-spinning, considering that it was produced by Suzanne DePasse and Jermaine and Margaret Jackson. It begs to ask the question: what is the point of making a biographical movie if it is not accurate or even true?

1. The discovery of Joseph's infidelity towards the end is laughable, as it implies that this was an isolated event. It's common knowledge that Joseph has never been faithful to Katherine, even before they married. The fact that he had a daughter out of wedlock with a Jackson 5 fan in 1974 was also omitted from the movie. Katherine filed for divorce shortly thereafter, but later reconciled.

2. Michael's birth date is shown as having been born in 1959. He was born in 1958.

3. Marlon was a twin. His twin brother having died shortly after birth was never mentioned.

4. The Jackson 5 did not record "Kansas City" for Steeltown Records. Their Steeltown single was an original called "Big Boy."

5. Berry Gordy was not present during the Jacksons audition for Motown, as depicted in the movie. The audition was recorded on video and later mailed to Berry Gordy.

6. Most of the choreography was nowhere near the actual dance routines performed by the Jackson 5, which was part of what made them so popular in their heyday. Also, the movie did not include many of the Jackson 5's songs, including their #1 hit "The Love You Save." Jacksonmania was really downplayed in the movie, giving only one reenactment of the boys being chased off the stage by crazed fans. In reality, Jackson 5 fans were such menaces that the riot shown in the movie would have been considered a good day in real life.

7. In the movie, it is depicted that the rumor of Diana Ross having discovered the Jackson 5 was unintentionally started by a slip of the tongue on "The Hollywood Palace." This, of course, is far from the truth. Motown purposely linked the two acts together, and the Jacksons were quoted many times during this time period as having said that they were discovered by Ross. In fact, the first J5 Motown album was entitled "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5."

8. The Jackson 5 had numerous television appearances, including their famous stints on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "American Bandstand." They also had a Saturday morning cartoon - the first black animated series ever - and their own television specials ("Diana!" "Goin' Back To Indiana") and variety shows. None of these landmark TV appearances were included in the movie.

9. The romance between Jermaine and Hazel was highly fabricated. It has been revealed that Jermaine was a womanizer, even as a teenager, and was sleeping regularly with groupies. Many wedding guests later described the event as more of a business merger than a ceremony of love.

10. This movie did an unforgivable disservice to Randy Jackson. First of all, he did not replace Jermaine in the Jackson 5. Randy joined the group in 1972 at the age of 11 as a conga drummer, and the group toured with him unofficially as The Jackson Five Plus One. When Jermaine did leave the group in 1975, Randy was only 14-years-old. However, the actor playing him looked about 30. At 18, Randy nearly lost his life in a car wreck and was told that he would never walk again. He was back on stage with his brothers after only 6 months. This incredible story was never mentioned, however, Michael's hair going up in flame was depicted as a life-threatening accident.

11. The film made no mention of any of the other siblings' solo careers, even though Maureen (Rebbie), Jackie, Tito, LaToya, Jermaine, and Janet had all released solo albums by 1984. There was also never any mention of the hidden scandals concerning the family long before Michael's run-ins with fouled plastic surgery, Neverland, Emmanuel Lewis, Macauley Culkin, and his child molestation circus. In 1980, the Jackson family settled with Joe Jackson's ex-secretary Gina Sprague, who suffered injuries after being assaulted by Katherine, Randy, and Janet Jackson, because they believed she was having an affair with Joseph.

12. The infamous Pepsi commercial in which Michael went boom was not his father's idea. That was set up by Don King (the boxing promoter), whom the family had hired to promote the Victory Tour. It seems that Joseph was picked to be the villain of the movie, and to portray Michael's injuries as his fault was just another way to demonize the man.

And there are many more. All in all, this movie is a boring waste of time and shows that shady families should not make movies about their own lives. This film only provided Jason Weaver and the late Wylie Draper a means to showcase their acting, dancing, and (Weaver) singing talents. Everyone else was rather horrible, which is sad considering all the big names in this movie.

The movie is that great that I enjoyed the songs, music and the acting. I'm not a Michael Jackson fan but the story about him and his brothers lives really involved me in the movie. What their father did for them was something amazing but he was just too strict and then he just lost control of the something that was not his for he did not get to fulfil his dream but using his sons to fulfil it for him. But the Jackson 5 were great back then and still are, now and then I do listen to their music but today Michael Jackson has some of the best music, I do like some of them but others are just not Michael Jackson, it would be good if they can do another tour with the Jackson 5. I could just feel the music now. As I have added up the top I would like to purchase the video, some body stole the one I did have and now it is very hard to purchase one now.

I am optimistic that "The Jacksons: An American Dream" will be re- released in Blu Ray format as a 25th anniversary edition in 2017 with hopefully several hours of special features and with the Jackson 5 performing on historical footage. I just watched this TV movie for the second time after a 25 year absence and I was amazed at how this TV biography reminded me of the difficulty that the entire Jackson family had in making it to the top of the music charts. There are some great performances by the Jackson parents Joe (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs) and Katherine (Angela Bassett) who struggled their entire lives just so that they could keep that dim light flickering at even the slightest of chance of stardom and financial wealth beyond their wildest dreams. Joe Jackson always envisioned his families success and living in California.

I appreciated that this biography provided sufficient footage to the early romantic relationship between Joe and Katherine Jackson and Joe's strong belief in not relying on contraceptives which resulted in the Jacksons family continually expanding during the 1950's and 1960's to a brood of nine (9) children. One child Brandon died shortly after birth which made ten (10) Jackson children in total. The Jackson biography depicts a disciplinarian father in Joe who regularly used a tree branch to beat his children with but he was also a very hard worker who somehow kept his nine (9) children under one roof with his wife when many fathers would have found it easier to simply walk away from their responsibilities. I was quite impressed with Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs performance whose earlier claim to fame was playing high school student Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington in the 1975 TV sitcom Welcome Back Kotter. Angela Bassett is a very versatile actress and her portrayal as Katherine Jackson, the mother of this large and talented family who had to cook, clean and find employment just to sustain the household bills in Gary Indiana as their family continued to grow is a great example for all mothers to hang in there and remember why you chose to have a family and young children in the first place.

The Jackson children all had talent to which their parents encouraged that talent to blossom, but the film also portrays that the children's synchronized dance steps which they used to win amateur talent shows in their early years required them to practise, practise, and more practise, leaving absolutely no time to build any neighborhood friendships or develop any other skills or hobbies other than singing and dancing as the Jackson brothers.

I must say that I was disappointed that sufficient credit was not given to Berry Gordy (Billy Dee Williams) who was the company founder and CEO of the very successful Motown records. I believe as talented as the Jackson 5 are/were, without the bench strength, music savvy, and industry connections of Berry Gordy and Motown records the Jackson 5 would have quickly fallen into obscurity and not reached the pinnacle of successes that the entire family had, including that latter stardom of Janet Jackson a decade after the Jackson 5 fell from the top of the charts.

This biography did focus on the early years of the Jackson 5 development and their early struggles financially, emotionally, and musically. In the latter half it reflects Michael Jackson's kick off of his solo career and I was okay that minimal time was spent on just how huge Michael Jackson's solo career became without the Jackson 5 as he purchased his Neverland property with all the exotic animals he maintained on his property. The Jacksons: An American Dream is a must see biography for any music and/or movie fan, especially for fans of the Jackson 5 catalogue of top hits on the Motown record label.

I truly hope the producers consider a re-release in the current Blu Ray format and enrich our movie experience with hours of extra historical footage of the many magical moments on stage of the Jackson 5, especially of the Jackson 5's appearance on the Motown 25th anniversary special and Michael Jackson's solo appearance on the same TV special when he introduced his moonwalk dance whilst singing Billy Jean.

A special congratulations to Janet Jackson and her husband Wissam Al Mana on Janet's birth to her first child a son named Eissa Al Mana. Janet, your mother, father, brothers and sisters should/would be very proud that the Jackson family name continues to grow and the Jackson legacy will continue for a new generation.

This movie is such a feel good movie, I've seen it so many times and i never get tired! Also a an amazing cast, Angela Bassett can do no wrong RIP Michael, you are forever missed and loved

Damn! That was a great movie. My friend told me that that was Micheal Jackson, but if it really was, he would look so screwed. But DAMN! That Wylie Draper was some fine guy. I wish there were more pictures of him though. On YouTube there's the movie so there's my eye candy.Well seriously the gut was hot! I wonder if they voted him as hottie of the year. If he were still living, he would be...38! The guy who played the one with the girl in the hotel and the girl is buckling down his shirt. I wish I were her. And uh guy who was playing Terrence Howard, I love yo eyes! They just stare at me every time I look at cha! Well. That's it that's 10 lines. People sign this, for Wylie. He was left with little fanfare. He's so pitiful! AWWWW!

I love Michael Jackson and his brothers. I love their music and they are a great influence. All the actors in this movie were great. I loved Jason Weaver and Wylie Draper. They were the ones that really shined. Rest in Peace to Wylie. The one who played Jermaine (Colin Steele) kinda over-reacted on some scenes. But he's adorable. Terrence Howard made a great impression on Jackie. And the guy who played Marlon did a good job. Angela Basset was okay, it wasn't her best roles but she did okay. Lawerence-Hilton Jacobs was outstanding! He is just like Joe Jackson. This is a good movie. I can't wait to see it again. Wylie Draper is really sexy. But I suggest that Susanne De Passe should get her facts straight on a couple of things. Some of the facts were inaccurate. If you are going to make a movie you have to have the RIGHT data or else it's useless.

I recently watched this series on DVD, having never seen it before on television or VHS. I loved it--enjoyed it like a long book that I never wanted to end. Complaints by Jackson aficionados about the inaccuracies are ultimately unimportant; what counts is the movie's watch-ability, entertainment factor, and its point about just how this family became a household word all over the planet.

This movie is about Joe Jackson and his family and also Michael's rising star. While we often in the black community bemoan the absence of parental supervision, we see that the Jackson children always had their parents in the picture. Joe Jackson never abandoned his family or familial responsibilities. He married Katharine when she became pregnant, sacrificed his dreams and worked in steel mills to support an unusually large brood of kids. He had 10 people depending on him.

The film depicts him as proud of his kids and he developed their talent over the years preparing them for the opportunities that came their way. Say what you will, but without his faith and extreme discipline, those kids might still be in Gary. I think as adults they all realize that, even though they bemoan their loss of childhood, Joe's brutal discipline, etc. To make it in the entertainment business, to be a success at anything, you must possess an insane drive that blinds you to all distractions. You must have staying power, the ability to hang in when all seems bleak. Joe provided that.

If the real Jackson story, preserving all accuracies and details about each one of the children, is ever filmed, it would probably take 16 hours!!! To do it in 4, you have to resort to devices that advance the story, and for this first attempt that is forgivable. I loved the story of Katharine and Joe; it provided a real sense of the times & their personalities. The various Michaels were great, especially Jason Weaver as middle Michael. See him sing Kansas City and perform Twist and Shout at the Apollo. Bumper as Jackie was absolutely cute. Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Joe Jackson gives him dimension--family man, proud father, brutal taskmaster, music lover. How would you feel if you lost control over the act you'd created for so long--hard transition. Billy Dee is way too charming and sexy for Gordy--but I loved it anyway.

The flick compares well to all the good musical biopics out there--Ray, Walk the Line, What's Love Got to Do with It?, Selena, etc.

This is one of those movies that you know contains factual "liberties" but you don't care because it still does its job of entertaining you. Given the time constraints, even as long as it was, there just was not adequate time to tell each family member's mini story. Having said that, I think the public would very much enjoy a longer version to include the missing elements. Maybe now?

As far the performances, I was most impressed by the actors playing Michael, especially Wylie Draper. He was phenomenal at capturing Michael's style and personality. I also loved Angela Bassett and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs in their roles. Angela played Katherine Jackson as a loving mother that was a source of comfort for Michael. Lawrence's portrayal of Joeseph was excellent as a demanding task master that, underneath it all, just wanted more for his family than what they had waiting for them in Gary, Indiana. The other brothers were adequate and it was also interesting to see Terrence Howard at this early point in his career.

I agree with another reviewer who noted the glossing over of Michael's early solo career. As someone who distinctly remembers the "Off the Wall" period, I was disappointed that it was not given adequate screen time. Some of the highlights for me involved scenes where the brothers were all together having fun and goofing off, which showed them a close-knit family that cared for one another. I also loved the ending scene with the brothers singing "Thank You". Chills.

Overall, really enjoyable with great performances and choreography that sent me right back to my childhood. I was 4 when ABC came out. Whenever I see images of the Jackson 5 on stage or hear the familiar refrains of their songs, it just brings a smile to my face. This movie is a must for all Jackson fans.

In the wake of the death of Michael Jackson, I came to love this movie even more. The acting was fantastic, especially Wylie Draper's, who played the King of Pop from 1976 to 1983 (I was shocked to learn this brilliant actor passed away a year after the movie was released). He captured Michael's sensitivity and electrifying stage presence with perfection. His dance moves during Billie Jean were pretty close to Michael's own, not to mention the other parts where he also delivered a shinning performance. I only wish they had shown more of Michael during that era so that we could have seen more of Wylie. Despite the chronological errors, this movie deserves a thumbs up! I highly recommend it to all Jackson 5/Michael Jackson fans out there. Great acting, great music, great set design. And the chemistry amongst the actors was amazing. Too bad a lot of movies aren't made like that.

This was one of those biopics that has you in awe by how good it is. The Jacksons were one of my fave bands when I was younger and I caught this TV movie on true movies the other night. Wow I had no idea it was going to be so good. After watching this I can understand why Michael is the way he is now. He had absolutely no childhood mind you he did ask his dad if he could be part of the Jackson when he was a kid so he kind of cause what happened with all the fame and the fans. This follows The Jacksons right from when they were born up to when they became superstars and even Michael's solo career with Thriller. The acting is superb with star performances by Angela Bassett as Katherine Jackson the mother of the Jackson 5. Just like Tina, Angela Bassett shines as Katherine, her emotions and her strong character comes through on the screen. Lawrence Hilton Jacobs does a great job as Joseph Jackson the father who did push his kids too far for the sake of fame, fortune and glory but eventually you get to like him towards the end of the film. Terrence Howard also makes a very early debut as an older Jackie Jackson but kudos should go to Wylie Draper who gives an amazing portrayal as Michael. I mean he had him down to a tee. He spoke like Michael, he danced like Michael and yes even sung like him. Michael Jackson only gave his voice to only nine of the songs in this film. The song list that is in this that Michael actually sings in this are: I want you back, ABC, I'll be there, Rockin' Robin, Dancing machine, I want to be where you are, Human Nature, Billie Jean, and Beat it. All the rest were done by the cast who played the Jacksons in the movie. I was totally blown away as they did such a good job with the numbers that they genuinely only performed. The choreography was spot on, mind you they did have Michael's own personal choreographer Michael Peters helping with the steps in this and thank god he did cause made a simple teenage actor into the best portrayal of Michael that i have ever seen. I'm so sorry that I find out that Wylie died the year after this was made, my sympathy goes out his family.

The only thing I didn't like about this film was that they totally missed a massive chunk in the film. The chunk I'm talking about was that the period between when Michael becomes a solo artist. You don't see him do Don't stop until you get enough, Ben, one day in your life and even the Off the Wall album. The off the wall album was only spoke about briefly in this film and that was it. It also missed out the other great hits that Michael performed with his brothers like Blame it on the Boogie and Can you feel it. it completely missed out all those and went straight to Michael recording the THRILLER album. Although they did manage to include the horrific Pepsi incident where Michael got severely burnt but I'm glad to see the ending was electric with Michael singing a number that I have never heard before with his brothers. I really loved how it finished with a personal message from the Jacksons to all us fans. It was done by the actors but you could tell that the message was really from the real Jacksons which thanks us for the years that we were loyal fans throughout the years that they were recording. I'm so glad that this finally came out on DVD as I intend to buy it. If you love the Jacksons music or just Michael's you have got to see this film. It's so great it's dangerous. :)

I and my whole family love the Jackson's movie! The songs, the dancing, the acting, and their story was so fascinating and vivid. Joseph's character was so driven and instrumental to the movie and the success of the Jackson family. It is so clear to see how the Jackson's home life and the early years really affected them as adults. It is more Michael-centered than the other siblings, but what do you expect when he is practically the most famously known Jackson. There are so many cameos in this movie and other actors that you'll be sure to recognize. The time rolls by when watching this film and the drama, energy, and excitement just builds and builds to the powerful ending.

I'm not saying the movie is 100% accurate in details… because it's not. But the Jacksons An American dream does offer quality actors and a little background to anyone interested in learning about a musical phenomenon, and more importantly a musical Family phenomenon… This movie/mini series still comes on VH1 but only die heart Jackson fans are going to catch…I caught 3 times…enough said… ( = What makes the movie so watchful is that it doesn't exclude the rest of the family and circle around Michael all the time. The focus is really set on telling the fans about more how the Jackson name came to be and how it was originally was meant to be… " The movie first starts out with the lovely young Katherine Screws falling in love with Joseph Jackson… And I'm glad they did that because before watching this movie myself probably along with thousands and thousands of others just thought of Katherine as a home body…but she wan't…and Joe had no prior plans of settling down to become a family man before the surprise birth of their 1st born… But the aspirations of Joe and Katherine don't die but only quiet down. But soon after the birth of their seventh child it was safe to say that the dream was secretly beginning to awaken again. With a family the size as big as the Jackson family, how long is a secret truly going to stay secret? Apparently, not long when you've got a father like Joseph in the house….

This is when all the young actors pick up where Angela Bassett and Laurence Hilton-Jacobs leave off… This cast is incredible…And I loved how the director decided to use Bassett and Hilton as the parents all the way through. Casting for most of the roles were right on point…Alex Burrall plays his role of precocious baby brother Michael 6-8 with ease and simplicity that looked like it would be tough to match. He is too adorable in this one scene that probably was most likely tough for him to shoot... "Candy Store" is all I'll say. But he doesn't break character or miss a beat. I imagine on the set, that after shooting this scene everyone else was in as much of a shock as I was to see what a perfect professional this kid truly was…So if you watch this movie for nothing else, watch it for that scene. It too cute…and you are almost sad to see him go. But Jason Weaver plays the second Micheal 9-11 and carries on the fun and mischieve to another level. You might recognize him as the older from the popular sitcom "Smart Guy" or from singing the hook in popular 2004 rap song by Chingy, "Only One Call Away". In this movie, you get to see the budding talents of his AmaZinG acting and singing abilities….But then again, you get that with just about everyone involved in this movie. All the child actors were amazing…but the ones that played young Tito and young Marlon…took on some very, very tough scenes that were crucial in showing the sacrificial side to the "American Dream". The real Jermaine Jackson was on set a lot of the scenes because he was a producer of the film. So take that into consideration before saying the movie is missing this and they could have done that...it is what it is…Angel Vargus takes the role of Tito and does one scene TRAGICALLY Toooooo believable…but that's all I'll say. But before you know it, all the child actors are gone and replaced by a full cast of "talented young men." as Katherine puts it in one scene during the movie. I don't want to spoil that for you though but I will say this…even though the man who plays the older version of Jermaine doesn't exactly have prime acting abilities…(it doesn't matter)he is fine!!!!!!!! Umm..as is the rest of this film.(;Hope my review helps you...ToOdlze

Considering this movie was produced by two people who actually lived through the story (Jermaine Jackson and Suzanne DePasse). This movie could of been A LOT better. It was almost completely in accurate. The number of mistakes and contradictions in this movie are insane. It makes you think, why didn't Jermaine or Suzanne didn't say "hey this isn't how this happened." My belief is that money was more important than the truth. There was only one thing that could of took up for all the mistakes in the movie and that's if they did the Goin' Back To Indiana Special. That concert was one of the most important of all the concerts and they left it out. In conclusion, if you don't know the details of the Jackson 5, and you really like this movie than don't learn it. Because knowing the facts will make you hate this film.

The problem here isn't the subject matter. Au contraire, the saga of the Jacksons' journey from Gary, Indiana to mega pop stars is an engrossing and revealing rags-to-riches story. The trouble, as is often the case with made-for-TV movies, is the execution: slipshod art direction, cheesy soundtrack('60s-style songs that sound too '90s), rough editing and script continuity. The Jacksons' story deserves better than this.

First, this mini-series was produced by Suzanne De Passe who played by Vanessa Williams in the mini-series. I didn't realize so much about the Jacksons as a family before. Angela Bassett gives a moving performance as the family's matriarch that Katherine is both strong and loving. Her controversial husband, Joe Jackson, becomes more sympathetic to the viewer. Maybe his portrayer Laurence Hilton Jacobs has done a brilliant job in showing his complex relationship with his children. Holly Robinson is casted as Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams plays the legendary Berry Gordy (founder of Motown and not inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors is bewildering). Once the Jacksons win the amateur night at the Apollo Theatre then they get to go to Detroit, home of Motown Records, and first sing for Suzanne who must persuade Berry to listen to them. He was hesitant at first but he liked what he saw. From there on, the Jacksons were going to be big but there were problems in the family as always. Since the loss of Michael Jackson, this mini-series is a tribute for both him and the family.

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This was a great movie about the Jackson family. However, LaToya and Janet were rarely seen in the movie. And they made no mention about Rebbie after she got married. There was a lot of things missing. There was no mention of Joe Jackson's illegitimate daughter or Marlon's twin brother who died. There were also a few historical inaccuracies. Joe was only one year older than Katherine, but he is portrayed as being much much older. Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire after he did the Motown 25th anniversary special. If you read Latoya and Michael's autobiographies, you will see that this movie was realistic. This movie is still a must see movie for any Jackson fan.