Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police

Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police (2012)

Documentary

Starring Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland, Sting

Directed by Andy Grieve, Laura Lazin

The Story:

Follow along as Andy Summers narrates excerpts from his memoir about his life before, during, and after The Police. The story is told between flashbacks of old archival footage and that of the 2007-2008 reunion tour that celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Police.

It is interesting as you can see Sting's rise to fame, and 30 years later, he's still the star of the show, much to the consternation of his fellow band-mates. Sting doesn't want The Police to continue, the band is over, no discussion, no give and take with his partners.

It's all well and good, but Summers delivery is very monotone and has no inflection of life, humor, or anything to it.

It's as if he's reading his book, but thankfully it fades to music to wake you back up.

Summers love for photography drives the second half of the proceedings as his photographs that he took while on tour with the band during their heyday are now hanging in a gallery on display.

Overall for the enjoyment of this documentary, your mileage will vary depending on how much of a fan of The Police you were.

They pretty much broke up as I was changing my radio station from country to Rock and Roll, so nothing new came out from them once I started listening.  They grabbed the beginning of the MTV revolution only to disband and never rise to greater heights.

In theory, if not for ego, they could still be together ala U2, rocking into the new millennium.

Ah well, chalk it up to what might have been.

Final Grade: C