Aaaahhh … Justin Bieber! I like totally never want to see your movie again - Rexburg Standard Journal

<p> <!-- AP Updated --> Posted: <span class="posted" title="2011-02-12T19:57:00-07:00">Saturday, February 12, 2011 7:57 pm</span> | <em> <span class="updated" title="2011-02-12T13:07:46-07:00"> Updated: 8:07 pm, Sat Feb 12, 2011. </span> </em> </p><div id="blox-story-text" readability="118.217858342"> <p>Superstardom aside, what other material can you find on a 16-year-old kid to make a feature Hollywood film? Well there is the right answer: You can't; and there's the wrong answer: Do it with home videos, deadbeat dads, monotone neighbors, cruel adults and hyperactive teenagers. "Never Say Never" chose the wrong answer.</p> <p>"Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" is an obvious knockoff of Michael Jackson's "This Is It," and trying to make that comparison is just laughable. Bieber's movie center's on his Madison Square Gardens concert, even though the bulk of the footage is from home videos and watching Bieber be an annoying teenager. And I'll tell you now that Bieber's home videos are exactly the same as any other kid's, meaning they don't belong onscreen. I mean, who wants to go to the theater and watch a kid open Christmas presents? "Oooh, a dart gun. Thanks Mom. Oh wow, a book, I love it. Thanks, Dad." Oh wait, except that his deadbeat dad didn't show back up until Justin got famous, which brings me to the depressing aspect of the show.</p> <p>Justin is the only kid in the entourage, and surrounding him are dozens and dozens of adults using Justin as their meal ticket. It was just sad to see how blatantly these people – mom, dad, vocal coach, agent, etc. – were controlling and ruining his life. It may seem fine now, but once Justin is 18 and no one wants to listen to him anymore, he will just be another screwed-up child star.</p><p>On the child star note, there was actually a very telling analogy made in the film, where Bieber was called the Macaulay Culkin of music. You remember Macaulay, right? All the adorable "Home Alone" flicks? And what happened to him? Simply put, he got ugly and no one wanted to look at him anymore, much less put him in a movie again. So it will be with the Bieber. I'm not saying he'll get ugly. He'll probably be cute as ever, but his fan base is not even teenagers, which may have been able to propel him from teen bopper to more adult audiences. No, Justin Bieber's crowd lies somewhere between Dora and Taylor Swift, 8- to 12-year-olds. Though admittedly bigger than his comparable predecessors (Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, etc.), he has nothing to propel him beyond this highly focused niche.</p><p>With a lot less music than you might have hoped, boring interviews with neighbors and other random people who knew him, and the uncomfortable footage of 8- to 12-year-olds swearing their love and lust for Justin, I'll say just forget this movie. It will open big this opening weekend, but by week two, no one will remember that it's even there, and I give it a COLD (1 of 5) RATING.</p><p>RATING: COLD (1 of 5)</p><p>"Never Say Never," is rated G and is suitable for all audiences.</p> <!-- AP License --> <p><small>Copyright 2011 Rexburg Standard Journal. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</small></p> <!-- AP Usage Tag --> <h3 class="more-keywords">Reference Links</h3> </div>