Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

Name: Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Family, Documentary
Released: October 24, 2014
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 79

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Area 23a | Release Date: October 24, 2014 | PG

Summary: In 2011, music legend Glen Campbell set out on an unprecedented tour across America. They thought it would last 5 weeks instead it went for 151 spectacular sold out shows over a triumphant year and a half across America. What made this tour extraordinary was that Glen had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He was told to hangIn 2011, music legend Glen Campbell set out on an unprecedented tour across America. They thought it would last 5 weeks instead it went for 151 spectacular sold out shows over a triumphant year and a half across America. What made this tour extraordinary was that Glen had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He was told to hang up his guitar and prepare for the inevitable. Instead, Glen and his wife went public with his diagnosis and announced that he and his family would set out on a “Goodbye Tour.”… Expand

Director: James Keach

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Music, Family, Documentary

Rating: PG

Runtime: 116 min

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David Lewis

Nov 13, 2014

Follows the country pop singer on what has to be one of the most amazing farewell concert tours in music history. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Oct 21, 2014

Valedictory and elegiac, Keach's film captures a performer who only truly seems to inhabit himself during the performances. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Apr 2, 2015

Life is the collection of memories, and Campbell is losing them. But there is solace in the reality that you will not miss what you cannot recall. Read full review

Alissa Simon

Oct 22, 2014

Glen Campbell … I’ll Be Me blends intimate and unflinching medical details, poignant performance footage and a survey of its subject’s place in musical history through well-chosen archival footage and interviews with other iconic performers. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Oct 23, 2014

The film is a rare combination of instructive and poignant. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Nov 19, 2014

Ultimately, I’ll Be Me is both an unconventional tribute to this American icon and a deep-down cri de coeur for more research on viable ways to retard the progression of Alzheimer’s and perhaps one day find a reliable cure. No one’s getting any younger, after all. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Nov 6, 2014

I’ll Be Me is an elevating experience, inviting the audience to bear witness to Campbell’s courage, humor and spiritual strength. His story may make for a tough movie, but it’s an important and triumphant one, as well. Read full review

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foxgrove

Nov 14, 2015

Not your general cradle to grave documentary about the great singer, but a poignant coda about how he is dealing with the day to day onset of Alzheimer's disease whilst planning and performing a farewell tour.
Much has been written about the unsavoury aspects of Glen Campbell's life, andNot your general cradle to grave documentary about the great singer, but a poignant coda about how he is dealing with the day to day onset of Alzheimer's disease whilst planning and performing a farewell tour.
Much has been written about the unsavoury aspects of Glen Campbell's life, and this fly on the wall documentary captures enough of the man now to gain an understanding of where that reputation came from. His deterioration is seen as the film progresses and it is truly heart breaking to witness. We are introduced to a family that love and understand him and to audiences who quite rightly revere him as the legend he is. Archive footage fills in a few background details about his life and children, but the only thing really missed here are the perfect renderings of all those wonderful songs. One brand new song, the Oscar nominated 'Not gonna miss you' is, however, a most welcome and pertinent addition to his glorious musical achievements.… Expand

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smiyamot

Nov 21, 2015

What a sad movie to watch. You already know how it's going to end. For anyone who has seen the mental deterioration of a grandparent, or parent, this movie shows it with no gloss over. It's sad to say but for anyone who is starting to see these changes in an elderly loved one, this movieWhat a sad movie to watch. You already know how it's going to end. For anyone who has seen the mental deterioration of a grandparent, or parent, this movie shows it with no gloss over. It's sad to say but for anyone who is starting to see these changes in an elderly loved one, this movie will show you what's going to happen and what to expect. I can't imagine the guts Glen Campbell had to make this movie and show his deterioration, warts and all.… Expand

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