History YMMV / ManInTheMirrorTheMichaelJacksonStory

* {{Narm}}: The scene at the 30th Anniversary Concert where Jackson goes backstage and asks his bodyguard for the time. He checks his watch and says (quoted) "Midnight, September 11th, 2001." SmashCut to Michael and his kids watching the Twin Towers falling on TV.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward. And it somehow could've been ''worse'': Alexander is on record stating that VH1 was going to make him wear nose prosthetics for those 90s-era scenes, but they were so bad, he flat-out refused to even touch them.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward.

* WTHCastingAgency: Casting Flex Alexander, a comedian and dancer who was known for doing impressions of Jackson on ''Def Comedy Jam'' and ''Series/OneOnOne'', as Michael Jackson has to be one of the most baffling casting choices for any movie, regardless of budget. For starters, Flex not only looks nothing like Jackson, he's a good six inches taller than the real deal (6'4" compared to Jackson's 5'10"). Another is that Flex's (terrible) impression of Jackson makes up the bulk of his characterization of Jackson, and quickly wears out its welcome. Also, his dancing leaves much to be desired, and the makeup used to lighten his skin in Jackson's later years made him look foolish.
* WTHCostumingDepartment: The makeup used to make Flex Alexander look white makes him look less like a skin bleached Michael Jackson and more like a gray skinned African vampire. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJ-zgNhUQAA0Gfs.jpg Take a look for yourself]].

* Narm: The scene at the 30th Anniversary Concert where Jackson goes backstage and asks his bodyguard for the time. He checks his watch and says (quoted) "Midnight, September 11th, 2001." SmashCut to Michael and his kids watching the Twin Towers falling on TV.

%% * Narm: The scene at the 30th Anniversary Concert where Jackson goes backstage and asks his bodyguard for the time. He checks his watch and says (quoted) "Midnight, September 11th, 2001." SmashCut to Michael and his kids watching the Twin Towers falling on TV.

%% * {{Narm}}: The scene at the 30th Anniversary Concert where Jackson goes backstage and asks his bodyguard for the time. He checks his watch and says (quoted) "Midnight, September 11th, 2001." SmashCut to Michael and his kids watching the Twin Towers falling on TV.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward.

* UncannyValley[=/=]SpecialEffectsFailure: The white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward.

* WTHCastingAgency: Casting Flex Alexander, a comedian and dancer who was known for doing impressions of Jackson on ''Def Comedy Jam'' and ''Series/OneOnOne'', as Michael Jackson has to be one of the most baffling casting choices for any movie, regardless of budget. For starters, Flex not only looks nothing like Jackson, he's a good six inches taller than the real deal (6'4" compared to Jackson's 5'10"). Another is that Flex's (terrible) impression of Jackson makes up the bulk of his characterization of Jackson, and quickly wears out its welcome. And, as mentioned above, his dancing leaves much to be desired, and the makeup used to lighten his skin in Jackson's later years made him look foolish.

* {{Narm}}:
** The makeup used to make Flex Alexander look white makes him look less like a skin bleached Michael Jackson and more like a gray skinned African vampire. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJ-zgNhUQAA0Gfs.jpg Take a look for yourself]].
** Thanks to WritingAroundTrademarks, none of Jackson's actual songs could be used during the concert scenes. There's also SpecialEffectsFailure at play since Flex is always performing in front of a cheap backdrop and the crowd is only there thanks to StockFootage. Additionally, Alexander, though a capable dancer, is unable to do Jackson's moves justice.
** The scene at the 30th Anniversary Concert where Jackson goes backstage and asks his bodyguard for the time. He checks his watch and says (quoted) "Midnight, September 11th, 2001." SmashCut to Michael and his kids watching the Twin Towers falling on TV.

* UncannyValley[=/=]SpecialEffectsFailure: As mentioned above, the white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward.
* WTHCastingAgency: Flex, ''Flex'', '''''FLEX!''''' Casting Flex Alexander, a comedian and dancer who was known for doing impressions of Jackson on ''Def Comedy Jam'' and ''Series/OneOnOne'', as Michael Jackson has to be one of the most baffling casting choices for any movie, regardless of budget. For starters, Flex not only looks nothing like Jackson, he's a good six inches taller than the real deal (6'4" compared to Jackson's 5'10"). Another is that Flex's (terrible) impression of Jackson makes up the bulk of his characterization of Jackson, and quickly wears out its welcome. And, as mentioned above, his dancing leaves much to be desired, and the makeup used to lighten his skin in Jackson's later years made him look foolish.

** Thanks to WritingAroundTrademarks, none of Jackson's actual songs could be used during the concert scenes. There's also SpecialEffectsFailure at play since Flex is always performing in front of a cheap backdrop and the crowd is only there thanks to StockFootage. Additionally, Alexander, unlike Michael, ''can't dance.''

** Thanks to WritingAroundTrademarks, none of Jackson's actual songs could be used during the concert scenes. There's also SpecialEffectsFailure at play since Flex is always performing in front of a cheap backdrop and the crowd is only there thanks to StockFootage.

* SnarkBait: Big time. Even anti-Jackson detractors made fun of how much the film inaccurately portrayed him.

* UncannyValley[=/=]SpecialEffectsFailure: As mentioned above, the white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward.

* {{Narm}}: The makeup used to make Flex Alexander look white makes him look less like a skin bleached Michael Jackson and more like a gray skinned African vampire. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJ-zgNhUQAA0Gfs.jpg Take a look for yourself]].

* {{Narm}}: The makeup used to make Flex Alexander look white makes him look less like a skin bleached Michael Jackson and more like a gray skinned African vampire. [[http://www.vh1.com/sitewide/flipbooks/img/shows/man_in_the_mirror/1.jpg Take a look for yourself]].

* {{Narm}}: The makeup used to make Flex Alexander look white makes him look less like a skin bleached Michael Jackson and more like a gray skinned African vampire
[[http://www.vh1.com/sitewide/flipbooks/img/shows/man_in_the_mirror/1.jpg Take a look for yourself]].

* {{Narm}}: The makeup used to make Flex Alexander look white makes him look less like a skin bleached Michael Jackson and more like a gray skinned African vampire [[http://www.vh1.com/sitewide/flipbooks/img/shows/man_in_the_mirror/1.jpg Take a look for yourself]].

* {{Narm}}: The makeup used to make Flex Alexander look white makes him look less like a skin bleached Michael Jackson and more like a gray skinned vampire [[http://www.vh1.com/sitewide/flipbooks/img/shows/man_in_the_mirror/1.jpg Take a look for yourself]].
* SnarkBait: Big time. Even anti-Jackson detractors made fun of how much the film inaccurate portrayed him.

* SnarkBait.

* UncannyValley[[=/=]]SpecialEffectsFailure: As mentioned above, the white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward.

* UncannyValley[/]SpecialEffectsFailure: As mentioned above, the white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward.

* UncannyValley[[/]]SpecialEffectsFailure: As mentioned above, the white makeup didn't do Flex Alexander any favors trying to portray MJ from the 90s onward.