ThrowntoReality I thought it was interesting to hear the story of the band from someone other than Sting, who sometimes seem to get all the credit for their success. This isn't fair, of course, since Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers are very talented musicians in their own right.This doesn't shine through very clearly in the documentary, however. For a film that follows the guitar player in one of the biggest bands of their time, from his childhood until The Police's reunion tour in 2007, you really don't feel like you know him at the end of the journey. You basically hear him read what seems to be his diary throughout the whole thing, inter-cut with concert footage and interviews. At times, it feels like you're listening to an audio book with accompanying pictures. This makes for a film that, despite being personal and very informative, somehow still keeps the viewer at a considerable distance. As a result, the film comes off as rather dull and drags more than I bet was intended.It's a good documentary for the avid Police fan, but I doubt whether it's entertaining enough for casual viewers.

george.schmidt CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU : SURVIVING THE POLICE (2015) ***1/2 Rock star Andy Summers provides the angst and archival footage of his memoir of being a member of supergroup The Police based on his book with insights to how he became a guitarist, the impossible odds of becoming a steady working musician and ultimately how the band originated and became a worldwide phenomenon including sold-out tours, interviews, vintage photography taken by Summers and some fun and funny moments captured on the fly during the reunion tour of 2007-08 (one for the film vault is of Summers blithely walking down an street to hear "Every Breath You Take" emit from a karaoke bar and find himself singing along with its drunken denizens!) (Dirs: Andy Grieve & Lauren Lazin)