An aunt and 3 fans review One Direction: This Is Us

I’m honest. If I wasn’t driving my nieces – ages 8, 10 and 12 – to the movie, I wouldn’t have gone. I don’t have anything against One Direction (I was a fan of NKOTB in 6^th grade too!) but I’m in my twenties now (read: 37). However, seeing my nieces see One Direction: This Is Us was a lot of fun.

It was a funny movie. The middle child, Maddie, said she liked, “…the guys always razzing each other.” The movie did make it hard not to laugh. The guys were discovered on Britain’s X-Factor when they were 16. They don’t take themselves too seriously and laugh quite a bit. There are interviews with much of the families, associates and staff, which really add a lot to the experience as well.

My younger niece Audrey liked the 3-D graphics. I have to give credit here: we’ve seen other movies where we wouldn’t have really noticed if they didn’t have 3-D at all. Due to all of the concert footage, 3-D was a great choice for this type of movie. It really made you feel like you were there at the concerts.

My oldest niece, Skyler, really liked the fact that they give back. At several points during the experience, you are given the distinct impression that they are not afraid to “spread the wealth” so to speak. For such young kids, I’m glad that they see how much more fulfilling it is to give to others who really need it.

I really enjoyed the movie myself. It wasn’t a bunch of dramatic kids (snore) – they know how lucky it was to be ‘discovered’ and they seem to know how quickly it goes away. I also thought it was interesting that Simon Cowell was listed as a producer.  I think everyone left humming a happy tune.

Postscript by Daddy Mojo:  Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock directed This is Us.  It’s possible that his guidance of the camera helped make the movie more palatable to moms (or aunts!) in their mid 30s.