Mini Review - Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten

I caught Julian Temple's documentary about musician Joe Strummer on IFC On Demand. It is a very well made film. I found out a lot about Strummer, especially his childhood, that I didn't know. We get a great history of his career and some bits about his personal life as well. Some well known people are interviewed - Johnny Depp, Bono, John Cusack, Martin Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch and others as well as members of the Clash. The Clash was one of the best rock groups ever. Joe didn't want to just make music - he wanted to make music that mattered.

While I liked this film a lot there was one big flaw. When the people that were being interviewed were being shown there was no mention as to who they were. Obviously, we all knew who the famous people were. But who were the others? I would have liked to have known. I hope that Temple fixes this problem on the DVD edition.

I highly recommend this film but only to those who are fans of Strummer/The Clash and/or this type of music.