JANET JACKSON.

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Season 1
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12

Critic Reviews

  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Simran Hans
    Jan 31, 2022
    80
    The documentary’s real coup is the archive material Jackson and director Ben Hirsch pull from a decade’s worth of home videos shot by her ex-husband, music video director René Elizondo Jr. ... Jackson is ultimately in charge of the documentary’s candour, but she frequently uses her friends, family and colleagues to speak for her.
  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jan 28, 2022
    80
    In the main, the two hours provided for review strike a balance between introspection, rumination, and elation.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Richard Roeper
    Jan 27, 2022
    75
    “Janet Jackson.” is a no-frills, straightforward documentary and justifiably so, as Jackson’s story makes for riveting drama without any unnecessary directorial flourishes. Janet comes across as thoughtful, passionate, warmhearted and open.
  5. Decider
    Reviewed by: Johnny Loftus
    Jan 28, 2022
    70
    Janet Jackson’s reticence to reveal herself is well known, especially when it comes to her personal life, so this doc’s access is very much without precedent. But it’s also revealing in its wealth of incredible archival footage.