“Michael” and the Tension of Lacking Tension
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.

Lucretia faces a mysterious presence from which she will never escape. A rag doll and her existence deteriorated because of a single event. Between hallucinations, flashbacks and nightmares, the protagonist's chilling post-traumatic affair is thus reconstructed.
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
The film, which focuses on an Argentinian family during an intimate birthday dinner, efficiently captures the eccentricities of each character as well as the nuances of their interpersonal dynamics.
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