Reggie

A great in-depth interview with one of the most successful baseball players off all-time. Also an incredibly cool, humble and down-to-earth individual who campaigns strongly for the needy and under-privililaged in society

It's a really important message and every young person coming through on the sport should watch this movie.

I'm not a big baseball fan, I'm English, but I am a huge fan of Reggie. He's clearly the rockstar of Yankee baseball and set the standards for unionising against his club to get his deal at the Yankees.

What a legend. What a gentleman. We need more education about segregation and the adversity which minorities face. This is an excellent showcase for that and the beautiful game.

A cool documentary of the professional life and career of Reggie Jackson through his words and eyes. This is an interesting look at the evolution of Jackson's career in respect to role and life of blacks in baseball and the civil rights moment in the United States. Jackson was a controversial player and still a controversial figure, but a colorful one, no doubt. If you were a lover of the Oakland A's of the early 1970's, or the New York Yankees of the 2nd half of that decade, then this is an extra special look at the man. The filmmaking is not great but the subject matter makes it worth watching.

Understand something, Reggie was all about team and making sure he was on the same playing level as every other person. I loved the story as a Yankee fan but more importantly I loved the story about his humanity and culture. Great insight into his opinions, heart and mind. I would recommend this documentary to anyone, not just Yankee fans and baseball fans. Everyone needs to hear another person's story and struggles to shed light on the bigger picture that happens beyond self. The fact that people can't hear and listen to someone who brings something different to the table is just plain wrong.

Fastball is without a doubt the best best Baseball documentary if not the best documentary ever made. Facing Nolan becomes a great companion to that title for reason I won't get into here.

Reggie was a personal hero of mine growing up and his jersey was the first I ever wore as a child. I thought I was familiar with his story, but learned a lot here.

I found this piece to be moving, informative and enlightening, however, I also found it somewhat depressing. It certainly paint a picture and drive home a message that it was a difficult time for black athletes. At the same time, the absence of laughter just left me with a burden I didn't plan to carry. Maybe we needed stories from Reggie's kids, or lighthearted interviews from his glory days. Seeing people like Dr. J, added a human element, but I needed more of that. Would have been nice to see a Ken Griffey as well, assuming there is a relationship there.

I saw what the film maker tried to do, but their was no joy in this movie and no matter what the struggle way, it appeared to me, Mr. Jackson had plenty to celebrate.

I watched "Reggie" to learn about a person, a time, a place. I knew about his three home runs on three pitches in the 1977 World Series, and was interested in seeing some film of that building excitement. Who doesn't like the Hollywood melodrama Cinderella story in real life?

That part then, was almost anti-climactic since It was was anticipated. What moved me and made me say "Wow" was listening to the voices and words of real people making their comments, telling their stories. It is an eye-opening history lesson.

Like most all biographies, it is titled as the story of a person, but gives you much more to think about.

What was going on daily, what was normal at that time, actions that other people, besides the main subject, were taking, what they were doing is also fascinating.

I watched this documentary to learn about one interesting person, but as usual with history, came away with much knowledge and food for thought on more subjects than Reggie Jackson.