Can't Stand Losing You

Wow, I really could not see any way to improve on this film. The only omission, and it may be that this never really happened, was that Sting never was shown during one of his trademark nose picking moments. I wonder if Mr. Summers has considered another edit where the songs are each played in their entirety? Might be worth buying the DVD if so. I had almost forgotten how much I loved this band's music. I think I'll be changing several of the CDs in my car's changer today...

If you read any of the pro reviews here, read the one from Aisle Seat dot com. My amateur take on this is that I wish I had seen it when it first came out. The Police were definitely one of the "soundtracks of my youth" bands. I saw them in 1983 in Syracuse NY and yes, they were amazing and yes, I could see they were doing it rather robotically. Summers is a full ten years older than Sting and Copeland, having played in the Animals, and at London's Flamenco Club back in the day. His perspective is a little more seasoned, let's say, but still, when stardom hit, he was no less susceptible to its dangers. He's clearly very talented in multiple ways (his photography is really great). His narration, which others call dull, is actually a counterpoint to the astonishing events he found himself caught up in. He's frank about the drugs, the women, the neglect of his wife and daughter. The conflicts with his band mates were baked into pie, so to speak. The surprise isn't that bands break up, it's that they stay together at all after touring.

There's a rather emotional finish, and I loved that the very last song was a hat tip to another "working musician" from "Casablanca" amazingly enough.

An intimate look at the influences, rise, and demise of the British rock band, The Police. It is based on the memoir of band member, Andy Summers, and takes place at the point of the reunion tour for The Police in 2007. Aside from enjoying the music of this trio, I enjoyed the back story, and the intimate documentary footage. This one is, obviously, from the perspective of Summers, who may be an unreliable narrator; however, that doesn't lessen the enjoyment. The film does make you feel that the short life of this band deprived its fans of some great content that never was, and never will be. If you are a Police fan you should add a half a star.

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Great, professionally shot documentary detailing the Police from start to finish from Andy's perspective--narrated by him.

Some classic footage (even some that I've never seen) that details also how The Police came to an end, mostly because it was a matter of time before Sting went solo.

Bonus: the score is often Andy (I'm assuming) playing solo guitar versions of some Police songs.

If you're not a hardcore fan this may not interest you but if you are, it's gold.