First of all let me get this out of the way, I have never watched The Famous Jett Jackson on Disney Channel. This is going to be a review that is focused on how this movie works as a standalone movie without having watched the series and after watching this movie, I'm definitely going to watch The Famous Jett Jackson, because this movie was phenomenal and that's saying a lot given this is a Disney Channel Original Movie.
Positives for Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001):
The thing that I'll remember this movie for is the story. You have this kid in high school who is very famous thanks to the TV Show that he works, but at the same time, it's caused him to miss a lot of important events that you can only experience once as a kid, so he's considered leaving the show to focus on having a life only to swap places the fictional character that he portrays onscreen and stuff goes down in both worlds. At the center of that plot is a phenomenal performance by the late Lee Thompson Young as both Jett Jackson and Silverstone. He manages to play both these characters off very well. All of the side characters from both worlds are very entertaining and enjoyable in many ways. I also really the journeys these two characters go throughout the runtime and I like how their journeys wrap up by the end.
Negatives for Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001):
This is a TV Movie from the early 2000s, so there are certain effects that don't age very well. Also, this is a Disney Channel Original Movie, so it's basically made for kids and there are time where you have to accept that.
Overall, As someone who's never watched the show that this movie is based on, I highly enjoyed Jett Jackson : The Movie (2001) and now it has given me the motivation to actually watching The Famous Jett Jackson.