I'm a relatively new U2 fan who only became an obsessive after All That You Can't Leave Behind, so I wasn't really around when this movie was released. But watching it now I can sort of understand why the critics ripped into it so badly at the time. Make no mistakes, there are still some incredibly powerful moments and performances to be found, such as the blistering performance of Sunday Bloody Sunday, swaggering Helter Skelter and ever-transcendent Bad. Unfortunately, one could almost get a feeling that the band went into this project with an aim to make themselves look as dour and humourless as humanly possible. They come off as overly serious and distant, and if I saw the film without any knowledge of U2 I'd probably be left with a feeling that I was watching the world's dullest band. For a U2 experience, I'd recommend about any other concert video they've done, with ZooTV and Elevation being the top picks.