Review of It's Good to Be Alive (1974) by Don S — 01 Jun 2017
The touching, and at times tragic, story of Roy Campanella. I thought Paul Winfield was terrific as Campy, and Lou Gossett and Ruby Dee were good too! (hey, didn't Ruby play Jackie Robinson's wife too? Lucky Dodgers.
..) I really liked the use of actual player footage of Roy in flashbacks, seeing ol' #39 swinging the pine! And I thought seeing Roy himself at the beginning and ending was a nice touch! But my favorite scene of all was the fly scene! The terror, panic, and realization of helplessness really came out in that few minutes! Really well done!
This review of It's Good to Be Alive (1974) was written by Don S on 01 Jun 2017.
It's Good to Be Alive has generally received very positive reviews.
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