Control
Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara
Fighting a personal battle with epilepsy, romantic troubles with his wife and girlfriend, and the overwhelming success of the band, Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division, commits suicide at...( read more
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DVD Released: June 3, 2008
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February 15, 2009''When you look at your life, in a strange new room, maybe drowning soon, is this the start of it all?''
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.
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November 20, 2008Some strong performances and the superbly sparse B/W cinematography help give this sad tale more than a touch of palpable humanity. Recommended.
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September 18, 2008One of the best movies you'll ever see.
Not your regular biopic.
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July 10, 2008I've been anticipating the release of this film since I heard of its conception, and I'm proud to report that Control is an almost perfect music biopic. The whole Ian Curtis story is very close to me; being a longtime fan of Joy Division and just being very affected by the trage... ...( read more )
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June 23, 2008Solid though slight look at the life of Ian Curtis, singer for Joy Division. Acting is good across the board, but there's not a lot of insight to Curtis or how his band became special in a very specific moment in musical history. Gorgeous cinematography often overwhelms storyte... ...( read more )
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June 28, 2009I love new noir films, and this was one of the best I've ever seen, though I didn't like the music of Curtis, but if you're not watching to know more about Ian Curtis as lead singer of Joy Division, it is a good one as a movie.
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October 27, 2007
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
October 26, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
The movie examines a life -- and a death -- without getting deep about it. The result is oddly exhilarating. full review
October 26, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The extraordinary achievement of Control is that it works simultaneously as a musical biopic and the story of a life. full review
October 12, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
It simply rocks. In every way, an exceptional film. This is one of those rare gems you must not miss. full review
October 10, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Where Control might have been literal-minded and sentimental, it is instead enigmatic and moving, much in the manner of Joy Division's best songs.
October 10, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Instead of painting a tiny, cramped picture intended only for the elite, it opens up one small corner of the world for everybody. Control is proof of the way the music of someone else's life can sudde... full review
October 5, 2007
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
The film ends, as it begins and largely unfolds, in a blaze of affectlessness. This is anomie as art. full review
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December 21, 2007Can anyone out there help me find a theater where I can see Control? I live in South FLorida and cannot find it anywhere....
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