The Go-Go's

As director Alison Ellwood shows in her briskly entertaining documentary -- The Go-Go's -- the band's members can explain away, with enormous charm, the naked ambition that made them the most successful "girl group" ever.

The doc's goal: Don't think of the Go-Go's as a bit of Reagan-era nostalgia, the musical equivalent of a Rubik's cube. Think of them as a first-tier, kick-ass rock group, period, full stop, the end. Mission accomplished.

"The Go-Go's" is an entertaining and well-put together package on a musical group who should command the respect of their male peers.

Anyone with even a passing interest in the Go-Go's... must watch Alison Ellwood's documentary.

Watching the film, it's pure pleasure to witness such scrappy exuberance, such mayhem so enthusiastically pursued.

They still Got the Beat.

The Go-Go’s boasts a treasure chest full of archival content in all shapes and sizes, and the imagery almost always complements the anecdotes told by the subjects with delightful detail.

Intercut with archival footage from the punk days and those MTV videos, as well as concert footage, the approach adds to the drama.

The Go-Go's are the most successful all-girl group of all time.
See, and hear, how they did it.

A compelling look at the most successful female rock band of all time.