Taking on Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” is no small task, and for a split second we cringed as the cameras focused on a mostly silhouetted Jospeh Gordon-Levitt as he began mouthing the words of the utopian opening monologue on Lip Sync Battle.
But then we saw a flash of ruby red lipstick and our fears were somehow assuaged.
And when he starts the choreography, we may have passed out for a split second.
While Gordon-Levitt is no stranger to lip syncing for his life (he gave two rousing performances with Jimmy Kimmel a few years ago), his tribute to Janet’s classic is nothing short of brilliance.
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Al-bdeadsomeday Walz
Started my morning off with this brilliance!
Christopher Hayward
He is a sexy man but looks bad in drag.
Ross D Frankel
well-done. 🙂
Patrick Cremeans
Might as well be Janet, she has yet to sing this song live and is still doing those moves in 2015.
Desert Boy
Unbelievable. Totally spot-on! Well done!
Daniel Schlageter
Yaaaaaas!
Luis Collazo
He’s one of my celebrity crushes so ho t!
canadalaw
Please correct his name 🙂
Gary Saperstein
Flawless and Fabulous!
DDstar1me
Looks like he practiced for hours. He did not make that look easy.
Vanessa Forbes
Killed it.
Lynn Wood
That was Awesome!!!
Avery Alvarez
Love it!
Xzamilio
C’mon, Miss Janet Gordon Levitt!!!!
Captain Obvious
Oh my God.
redcarpet30
YAAAAAS QWEEN!
Chris
Wow!
Blackceo
I have loved JGL for so long. I think he is one of the most underrated actors of his generation. I love basically any movie he is in because he has such range as an actor. That was phenomenal. He also covered Usher’s “Yeah” and did a good job but Rhythm Nation was just tops. He was on beat and had those moves down. Let me find out I gotta make him an honorary brotha.
scotshot
Always liked him as the old man in a kid’s body on Third Rock and thought when it ended he’d never be seen again. Was I ever wrong.
Carlo Iyog
well this definitely woke me up for my super early am ride to JFK. Thanks!
John
This was excellent. He makes me smile.
dubstepskater
Those moves were on point and the choreography was tight… I hadn’t ever heard this song before (born in 1996)… googled it and watched the video… I am pretty sure he could upstage Janet in her own video….