Thiselectrifyingjourneythroughthepublicandprivateworldsofpopculturemega-iconGraceJonescontrastsmusicalsequenceswithintimatepersonalfootage,allthewhilebrimmingwithJones’sboldaesthetic.Alarger-than-lifeentertainer,anandrogynousglam-popdiva,anunpredictablemediapresence–GraceJonesisallthesethingsandmore.SophieFiennes’sdocumentarygoesbeyondthetraditionalmusicbiography,offeringaportraitasstylishandunconventionalasitssubject.TakingushomewithhertoJamaica,intothestudiowithlong-timecollaboratorsSly&Robbie,andbackstageatgigsaroundtheworld,thefilmrevealsJonesaslover,daughter,mother,andbusinesswoman.Butthestageisthefixedpointtowhichthefilmreturns,witheye-poppingperformancesof"SlavetotheRhythm,"“PullUptotheBumper,”"LoveistheDrug,"andmore.Jonesherselfhassaidwatchingthefilm“willbelikeseeingmealmostnaked”and,indeed,Fiennes’streatmentiseverybitasdefinition-defyingasitssubject,untamedbyeitherageorlifeitself.
