Thursday, August 29, 2013

'One Direction: This Is Us' review: An infomercial as amiable and disposable as the boy band's songs

Members of British boy band One DIrection arrive for the premiere of their documentary film "This is Us" in New York By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The closest that "One Direction: This Is Us" gets to actual rock 'n' roll is when members of the British boy band wear Rolling Stones or Doors T-shirts. But for audiences willing to spend some time basking in the glow of the teen sensation of the moment, this docu-music-infomercial is as palatable, and as disposable, as the group's hit songs. One Direction, best known for their global hit "What Makes You Beautiful," is as pre-fab as any band since the Monkees; the five lads in the group had all auditioned separately for the U.K. ...








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