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Directed by Jon Chu, (4/5).
I am not afraid to admit it; I am in love with Justin Bieber. Knowing little about the phenomenon of Bieber fever but thinking it would be hilariously awesome to go and see “the Justin Bieber movie”, I headed down to Hoyts, 3D glasses in hand. Little did I know that in the short space of 105 minutes I would be converted into something resembling a 14-year old babbling Justin-obsessed lunatic. Post-Never Say Never, I listened to his album four times in a row. And I’m still not sick of it.
 

Never Say Never charts Justin’s ascent from small town kid to the 17-year old superstar who most teenage girls (and some not-so-teenage girls) want to marry. Woven amongst interviews with Bieber’s family, his tour entourage and crazed fans (hilarious), super cute home videos and many a beauty shot of the boy wonder, is a glorious amount of concert footage, leading up to his sell-out show at Madison Square Garden in NYC. All the hits! Contrary to what you may believe, Justin Bieber is an incredibly talented musician and a great performer. A self-taught drummer, pianist, singer and guitarist, his fame is no fluke. You should see his dance moves – amazing. I’m not kidding.
 

Justin Bieber gets a lot of flak from “the haterz” and the media. Sure, sometimes he says stupid things, but what were you like when you were 16? Never Say Never reminds us that teenage pop-stars are just kids trying their hardest to be “normal”, whilst living a completely abnormal, stressful lifestyle. Justin really does seem like a typical, down-to-earth teenage boy. So come on, give JB a chance.
 

The only disappointing thing about the film was that the 3D wasn’t that great. Sure, it was great when Justin reached out to the audience/reached out to me and when he flicked his beautiful multi-dimensional fringe, but I’m not sure if those few moments really justified the whole thing being in 3D. It was still pretty cool though. To quote John Waters, “when he leaned in and shook his hair, it was a great moment in cinema.” Really, the whole film was one big “great moment in cinema.” Go and see it, you will love it.