Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Pessimists will liken Jon Chu’s polished and proficient all-access documentary to an apocalyptic sign of the times. The converted shall preach the gospel with ear-shattering shrieks and hands raised in heart-shaped ecstasy. Can there be a middle ground?

Though billed as a 3D film, it only applies to the concert footage, though it's difficult to imagine any of his fans complaining.

Just turning the camera on gives us a sense of the madness surrounding Bieber, who seems to have risen faster than anyone in pop music history.

If you are at all curious about Justin Bieber the phenomenon, Never Say Never is a fascinating, eye opening and eerily emotive film.

Basically an unimaginative concert movie about the days leading up to the 16-year-old Justin Bieber's appearance at New York's Madison Square Garden...

It has come to this: parents who have recorded their children's lives since infancy can see their home films edited into their child's very own 3-D concert documentary.

Whether you like his music or not is irrelevant: there is a great Justin Bieber movie longing be made....this isn't it.

Will Bieber's star shine forever? I'm not completely convinced, but never say never.

Even if you don't like his music, you have to give him props for his hardworking demeanor. The film also serves as an interesting case study on the influence of social media

Although Never Say Never is unlikely to drastically change anyone's opinion towards the teenage pop sensation, it will no doubt thrill and charm the pants off anyone already infected with the high contagious "Bieber Fever."