Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

This is almost a decent documentary - pretty good when it's focused on Poly.

Sadly the daughter is in love with herself and is far too intrusive in this; I don't mean by that that she shouldn't be commenting, but she does too much, and more so all the *film* of her in this.

Do we really need to be reminded about the book on Poly?

Constantly the daughter is looking through the book while narrating.

The daughter is shown far too much in this, and like another review stated, it marred this documentary. *Greatly*.

It's very unfortunate.

I also take offense at the title of this movie; it occurred to me nearing the end of watching it, that it was likely her daughter's way of getting some final "revenge" against whatever bitterness she had toward her mother.

Poly Styrene - Marianne Elliott-Said - was no cliche, she was one of a kind, a visionary, lyrically. And she was a fragile human being indeed.

This documentary ultimately does Poly a disservice - it both pays tribute to her, and insults her at the same time. Not right.

While this had moments, it was not exactly satisfying at all.