Stewart Copeland brings a fresh, first-person perspective to this essential music documentary about his enormously successful band The Police.
Fans of the band know of the legendary battles the three band members endured throughout their career together, but this film, shows how great it was before their success consumed them.
Shot in grainy 8mm film, the organic visuals complete the essence of this rock and roll time capsule, which features rare concert footage and behind-the-scenes glimpses of their rise to fame. The most unique aspect is the perspectiveas a viewer you're seeing everything through the eyes of drummer Stewso you feel as if you're absorbing the atmosphere as it progresses at a frighteningly rapid pace.
For example, early in the documentary, they're asking for directions to a Best Western motel; by the end, only a few years later, they're frolicking on the French Riviera.
What could have been a very sad account of how creative differences tore apart a legendary band is actually a heartwarming scrapbook of fond memories, reminding all of us of how good it once was.
Fans of the band know of the legendary battles the three band members endured throughout their career together, but this film, shows how great it was before their success consumed them.
Shot in grainy 8mm film, the organic visuals complete the essence of this rock and roll time capsule, which features rare concert footage and behind-the-scenes glimpses of their rise to fame. The most unique aspect is the perspectiveas a viewer you're seeing everything through the eyes of drummer Stewso you feel as if you're absorbing the atmosphere as it progresses at a frighteningly rapid pace.
For example, early in the documentary, they're asking for directions to a Best Western motel; by the end, only a few years later, they're frolicking on the French Riviera.
What could have been a very sad account of how creative differences tore apart a legendary band is actually a heartwarming scrapbook of fond memories, reminding all of us of how good it once was.