Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – Movie Review

This is an exceptionally well-made concert film that tells a contemporary fairy tale with a poppy, irresistible sensibility, the story of Justin Bieber’s rise to fame.  
Chortle if you will but Bieber is a phenomenon, an eerily awesome combination of grace, will, talent and open heartedness; a country boy now swaying armies of young girls around the world,  who headlined and sold out the fabled Madison Square Garden at the tender age of 16.
The film raises many intriguing aspects of Bieber’s rise, first and foremost being the fact that he is surrounded by a loving family and road crew, he is in safe hands, he is disciplined like any other kid, he cleans his room at his grandparents’ Stratford, Ontario house, roughhouses with his devoted staff backstage and stays friends with his childhood buddies. 
It’s one big, two hour lump in the throat of feel-good wonderfulness with catchy tunes.
Bieber is the undisputed social media star of all time.  He has 4.5M Twitter followers and conscientiously keeps them cared for, entertained, and up to date.  The point is raised that it took In Synch and Backstreet Boys years to make it; it literally took Bieber months because of his – and his fans use of social media.  You think The Beatles came fast and hard? This country boy’s way out in front.
Even his discovery is fairy tale-esque.   Manager Scooter Braun saw him perform on homemade YouTube videos and immediately began searching for him.  He found him in suburban Ontario, signed him and took him to an Atlanta recording studio. 
Usher happened to walk by them and into the studio but rebuffed Bieber’s offer to sing him one of his own tunes.  Soon afterwards, Bieber had another chance to sing for him; this time, Usher listened and was knocked out, and got into the Bieber business by signing him to his recording label. 
The film pays attention to the loving environment in which Bieber grew up – his doting grandparents and adoring single mother and the tears shed by his father seeing him perform in Toronto.  It spotlights his crew’s personal and professional dedication to him and their playfulness, ever mindful that even if he is a working man, he’s still just 16.
He has a big heart too – he pauses to talk to a very young and surprised violinist playing outside Stratford Ontario Avon Theatre, who was in the same spot where he used to play his guitar and sing for passers-by not that long ago.   His childhood friends are still a big part of his life, and he and his mom and grandparents just can’t get enough of each other.

Extensive use of home video helps flesh things out – grainy images of a very young Bieber, perhaps three or four, banging out some sophisticated beats on the drums like a pro, making the hair on your arm stand up - what kind of child is this?  He mastered drums, piano, guitar and voice work at a preternaturally young age. No wonder he’s so successful.
Bieber’s story is one in a billion, lightning in a bottle, and he’s successor to the crown, long may be entertain.

source:monstersandcritics.com

Justin Bieber Exclusive Never Say Never Preview

Way to go Justin! A newer release of  Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never docu-film gives a deeper sneak peek of his amazing story to stardom.

On this one-minute clip, Manager Scooter Braun tells how Justin Bieber started his road to fame. The new teaser will brought hype to JB’s fans as it shows how this talented young singer created his world  from a street performer in the small town of Stratford to internet phenomenon to global super.

Directed by Jon Chu, available in 3D,  Justin Bieber will bring his world to our world –February 11, 2011

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Justin Bieber's 3-D "Never Say Never" Early review

 LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - They'll laugh, they'll cry, they'll squeal, they'll smile, and after some 100 minutes of heart-racing, in-your-face 3-D footage, even the most casual of teen fans and the stodgiest of parents will exit the movie theater a complete  Justin Bieber convert.

At least that was our experience viewing an early screening of Justin Bieber's movie "Never Say Never" (out February 11) at Paramount studios, just down the road from the "Glee" set, where two of Bieber's own hits -- "Baby" and "Somebody to Love" -- were in heavy rotation as the cast shot the show's upcoming Valentine's Day episode.
It was a fitting coincidence considering how much heart the film oozes at every turn - from Bieber's earliest performances behind the drum kit at a neighbor's house, to his time in Atlanta, where he wowed Usher and Island Def Jam head L.A. Reid, to middle school showcases, state fairs, and finally, the arena stage. If one theme is a constant: it's how musical this 16-year-old truly is.
Of course, it will be no surprise to the Justin Bieber loyalists of the world that "Never Say Never" tells a truly uplifting story of a small-town-kid who sees his big city dreams come true. Those kids have been there from the get-go, watching fuzzy Youtube clips, obsessing over every flip of the hair and bat of the eyelashes, tweeting incessantly and pushing for their guy when the pop world was rolling its eyes at the thought of a Jonas successor.
In fact, the tight-knit Bieber camp welcomes the challenge and relishes in being the underdog -- manager Scooter Braun says so himself in the movie. But they have a greater purpose: spreading love, be it through a sea of hand-shaped hearts, irresistible pop ditties like "Smile," "Eenie Meenie," and "Baby," or the swoon-worthy "One Less Lonely Girl," which, like N Sync before Bieber (remember "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You"), hits female tweens at the core, and even finds one lucky lady brought up onto the stage.
The beauty of 3-D is that anyone can feel like they're the girl plucked from the crowd and invited to watch the show from the front row (team Bieber gifts several fans at every tour stop), but the effects go way beyond just having a good seat, you get to see everything -- from behind-the-scenes to above the stage, the dressing room where Bieber, you know, dresses, to the tour bus to his hometown, in Stratford, Ontario, where life as its most famous resident couldn't get more surreal. But bring your earplugs, parents, and expect the shriek volume to hit the red zone with every point of Bieber's finger -- and there are many.
The timing for "Never Say Never" couldn't be better. On February 6, Bieber will appear in a Best Buy ad that airs during the Super Bowl. Two days after the movie's release, Bieber will be at the Grammy Awards, where he's nominated for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal album. On the 15th, "Glee" airs. Does that mean Bieber fever is about to hit its peak? To the contrary. It's more like this team is just getting started.

source:reuters.com

Justin Bieber Never Say Never Trailer "Underdog"

Justin Bieber Gives The Kardashian’s VIP Tickets To “Never Say Never”

Kim Kardashian took to Twitter to post the photo above and let her fans know that Justin Bieber stopped by to give her and her sisters tickets to his upcoming 3D movie “Never Say Never.” Here’s what Kim Tweeted along with the picture:
OMG @JustinBieber just stopped by to give us tickets to his movie Never Say Never!

How exciting! Justin’s movie hits theaters nationwide on February 11, 2011!