After the studio album MDNA was released. Madonna was then to promote it with the MDNA World Tour. The show begins slowly with religious chanting, and then Madonna enters the stage via a confessional box. From the performance of "Girl Gone Wild" to "I Don't Give A" the show is intense and dark, and it's only after the "Best Friend" interlude that the show starts to lighten up. The best song and performance in my opinion is "Express Yourself", and I really liked the use of animation in the background to enhance this performance. Later on, I also liked the drumbeat for "Open Your Heart", and this song was entertaining. Following the "Justify My Love" interlude Madonna's Jean-Paul Gaultier outfit is worn as she sings "Vogue". Other highlights are the "Nobody Knows Me" interlude I liked how this song was remixed, and the collage of faces in the background. The show finishes with "Celebration", and there are scenes of the Miami crowd having a good time. The Blu-ray has bonus features such as the MDNA Workshop, and some DVD versions have the live CD from the tour.
2 Reviews
Good show, terrible editing
sissyneck2319 May 2022
Like most of Madonna'a live tour movies, she seems to be repeating the same mistakes with the final edit. Overuse of slow motion, frenetic editing where there is barely a single shot that lasts more than 2 seconds, too much overlaying of backdrop footage, and (with this one in particular) canned audience roars. The second half is better than the first, but it's largely a difficult watch. Nothing to do with Madonna or her performance - just a bunch of inept film makers. Disappointing...
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