This documentary chronicles the a few years in the life of the legendary country musician Glen Campbell, specifically after his Alzheimer's diagnosis on his farewell tour. The footage of his tour is particularly well done. You watching the show go off without a hitch at first, and slowly as his health deteriorates the show falls apart. It is an unflinchingly emotional portrait of a man who is only part of who he once was. It is especially moving seeing him retain his musical skills while other parts of brain fade. And it is especially powerful watching his final concert, which he barely gets through. This movie achieves its goal in a very tasteful way. It sets to raise awareness for Alzheimer's disease and it certainly does that. The audience sees this man suffering from a disease in all his strength and courage. And it brings out lots of big name musicians for talking head interviews to talk about their memories of Glen and their own experiences with Alzheimer's. And the end of the film presents a new song: I'm Not Gonna Miss You. It is a heart wrenching ballad sung by Glen, his swan song.
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