Not Rated
Starring Billy Joel
Directed by Paul Crowder
The Story:
This documentary chronicles the life and career of Billy Joel.
This documentary chronicles the history of Shea stadium from creation to destruction.
This documentary chronicles the fall, rise, fall, rise, fall, rise... of the New York Mets.
It does all of this in 90 minutes, and it does it spectacularly.
It is a concert film...without a lot of the concert.
It's a baseball film...with rock and roll.
It's a rock and roll film...with baseball.
It's unique, and very enjoyable.
Not a lot of the 2 night finale actually makes the 90 minute performance.
However, over the 90 minute running time, you'll learn a lot about Joel, New York, Shea Stadium, The Beatles and much more.
Example: Sting realized that performing at Shea was the pinnacle of their career, so while on stage, he decided he would leave The Police when their tour was over.
Crazy, right?
A musical history lesson, perfectly encapsulated in film.
I just wish that the 2 night concert performance was available as extras or released on its own as well.
Final Grade: A-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I don't see a need to own it, and a viewing is good. But it could be a nice historical piece to pull out every so often to remember what life was like back in the days of Shea.
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