The Last Waltz 1978

Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: This is one of the great movie experiences. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: The greatest rock concert movie ever made -- and maybe the best rock movie, period. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: There is a dazzling array of talent on display here, and the film surely has its memorable moments. But it articulates so little of the end-of-an-era feeling it hints at. Read more

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: The boys in The Band were the real stars of the show, and seeing The Last Waltz again is to remember just how versatile they were. Read more

Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Seeing The Last Waltz again after many years is like revisiting an old passion and realizing the heat is still there. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A revealing document of a time. Read more

Bill Wyman, Salon.com: The Last Waltz is our best insight to a moment when the giants of the previous decade raged against time, in the shadow of an age that changed them all inalterably. Read more

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: The Last Waltz seems more than ever an act of musical mourning. Read more

Tom Huddleston, Time Out: It's arguably the most beautiful of rock movies, while the musical highlights - 'The Weight' with the Staples Singers, Van Morrison's firebolt 'Caravan', every Levon Helm vocal - still astound. Read more

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Josh Goldfein, Village Voice: [Gathers] so much talent into one theater that the stage buckles and the subject drops out of sight. Read more