I am an ex-New Yorker born & lived not far from Yankee Stadium. I saw all the greats . Babe Ruth was my boyhood Idol & I had the pleasure of meeting him & Mel Allen way back when I was 13 yrs old. Thats history 61* is a film about Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle run for The Babes record of 60 home runs
Billy Crystal does a fine job of direction & Thomas Jane & Barry Pepper are superb as Maris & Mantle, BUT the Teleplay reeks of it being made for Television. Its very sophmoric sentimentality & cliches by the dozen. with a music score, that does not capture the period. Most of the other actors do the best they can. As I said earlier I Knew Mel Allen & Christopher Mc Donald DID NOT convince me it was Mel.
overall it was a long 128 minutes.
my rating is a 7,only a 2 base hit not a home run
as always
jay harris
Billy Crystal does a fine job of direction & Thomas Jane & Barry Pepper are superb as Maris & Mantle, BUT the Teleplay reeks of it being made for Television. Its very sophmoric sentimentality & cliches by the dozen. with a music score, that does not capture the period. Most of the other actors do the best they can. As I said earlier I Knew Mel Allen & Christopher Mc Donald DID NOT convince me it was Mel.
overall it was a long 128 minutes.
my rating is a 7,only a 2 base hit not a home run
as always
jay harris