Amazon.com video review:
Martin Scorsese's 1978 capsule history of the Band is mixed
with footage of the group's allegedly last performance (certainly
their last performance as a quintet) in this particularly stylish
concert film. Scorsese shoots the players and their sundry guests with
the same flair and enthusiasm one can see in the later The Color of Money
or Goodfellas. He
also proves a good interviewer with Band members, particularly Robbie
Robertson, whose sleepy-sexy good looks make a star-caliber impression
in close-up. But the film's real hook is the stage show, which
features a rotation of rock legends (Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Paul
Butterfield, Bob Dylan, and so on) playing with the Band before a
wildly appreciative audience. --Tom Keogh
