Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police

2012

Biography / Documentary / History / Music

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 39% · 18 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 933 933

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Plot summary

Based on the acclaimed memoir by renowned guitarist Andy Summers, Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police follows Summers’ journey from his early days in the psychedelic ‘60s music scene, when he played with The Animals, to chance encounters with drummer Stewart Copeland and bassist Sting, which led to the formation of a new wave trio, The Police. The band’s phenomenal rise and its highly publicized dissolution at the height of their fame in the early ’80s captured by Summers’ camera. Utilizing rare archival footage, Summers’ photos, and insights from the guitarist’s side of the stage, Can’t Stand Losing You brings together past and present as the band members prepare to reunite for the first time in two decades later for a global reunion tour in 2007.

Director

Andy Grieve Photo
Andy Grieve

Top cast

Sting Photo
Sting as Self
Stewart Copeland Photo
Stewart Copeland as Self
Andy Summers Photo
Andy Summers as Self
The Police Photo
The Police as Themselves
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762.84 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
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1.53 GB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tkdlifemagazine 6 / 10

An Intimate Look at The Police

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.
Reviewed by misstoes 8 / 10

Belushi in Bali?! Yes.

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.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 8 / 10

from the other guy's point of view

It's the end of 1983 and the members of The Police decide to take a break at the height of their popularity. It's expected to be a couple of months to a couple of years. Next, it's 2007 when they finally reunite for a tour celebrating their 30th year anniversary. This documentary is told from Andy Summers' point of view. At first, I'm uncertain with telling their story from the least famous band member but it probably makes the most sense. Andy is older by far. He's from another generation working the ups and downs of a life on the fringes of popular music. He's the least egotistical although he gets into plenty of scraps with the other two powerful personalities. His black and white photography also helps tell part of the story. He's the last to join and the runt of the group, not only due to his height. It's all here; the drugs, the infighting, the ego, and the dreaded going solo. Andy's personal life also has its ups and downs. He may be downplaying the reason for his divorce as mostly distance. His many trysts with groupies may have something to do with it. I'm certain that there is some holding back. The time between '83 and '07 probably had some dark times but this does not get into that. There are several 'reunions' over that time. Andy probably has the least reason to lie and this is a relatively truthful telling without going overly dramatic. He's the least charismatic of the group which helps to give this a level-headed look in a heady time in music.
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