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.

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