THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN

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Cannes, France — Julien Temple, the director of the notable Sex Pistols documentary "Filth and the Fury," proves the right man to make a documentary about the Clash's late frontman.

From Joe Strummer's (a.k.a. John Mellors) unsettled childhood as the son of a diplomat, and brother to a boy who committed suicide, through his teenage days spent as a bohemian squatter in London, and on to his life with the Clash (and later the Mascaleros, Temple brings Joe Strummer's life full-circle.

Martin Scorsese, Bono, Johnny Depp, John Cusack, and Mick Jones are among those interviewed to share their memories of one of the most influential singer/songwriters of the Punk movement.

The cumulative effect of this great documentary is to give viewers a strong sense of Strummer's uncompromising humanitarian ideals, his warm personality, and his musically adroit everyman vision of civilization. 

You'll laugh, you'll cheer, you'll shed a tear, and perhaps wonder where the next Joe Strummer will come from. You don't have to be a fan of Punk Rock, or even The Clash, to take away deeply held personal values that can inspire the viewer to make adjustments in his or her daily life. 

Indeed, "Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten" is intellectually satisfying as it is entertaining. Cheers Joe.  

This is the shit.

Not Rated. 125 mins.