Clearly the producers and actors put their hearts into this in bringing to life the old and the new. This is especially so in the way they covered many of the students, whose journeys parallel those of the older folks when they lived there. It helps to be of a certain age in viewing this and even more so if you hail from the Bronx. A thoughtful, entertaining and ultimately celebratory documentary. I particularly liked how at the end-credits they updated the status of many of the students who were the subjects of much of this film.

I lived in The Bronx by total accident in my early 20's and I was really glad to find this. I laughed a whole bunch and I found myself with tears in my eyes 5 or 6 times too. Every single thing Robert Klein says is hilarious, and it was amazing to see the footage from years back. And to hear the stories. Great stuff HBO!

At best a collection of archive footage. Spends a ridiculous amount of time covering the topic of friendship, as if people having friends is unique to the Bronx. The rest of the time is talking heads calling the Bronx "magic" over and over. It's actually impressive how they managed to avoid covering almost anything that truly distinguishes the Bronx. Music direction is extremely corny. No idea how this made it onto HBO.