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 Release Date: June 3, 2008
Stats: 6,979 reviews
A little slow moving, but this biopic of Joy Division?s front man Ian Curtis' life is realistic with some enjoyable performances.
I don?t claim to be a Joy Division fan and therefore can?t comment on the accuracy shown by the Actors in this film. For me though Samantha Morto...( read more)
''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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Some strong performances and the superbly sparse B/W cinematography help give this sad tale more than a touch of palpable humanity. Recommended.
One of the best movies you'll ever see.
Not your regular biopic.
*Review coming soon*
I'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)
Fantastic film about Joy Division and, mostly, Joy Division's troubled lead singer Ian Curtis.
This is not a bio-pic about Joy Division, more so Ian Curtis and this insight into his life is both interesting and touching. It follows him from the age of 16, signs of trouble alre...( read more)
Sam Riley gets Ian Curtis's stage presence right on the money, though the vocals don't seem to match. Really a fantastic film about a fantastic band. This really does a lot to explain the Curtis mythology.
Nothing really struck me as amazing about this film other than the great music and quality acting. I think I fell asleep halfway through while watching it on a plane.
I liked how Sam Riley plays the Ian Curtis
I knew he commited suicide , but I did not know the details
The movie examines a life -- and a death -- without getting deep about it. The result is oddly exhilarating. full review
The extraordinary achievement of Control is that it works simultaneously as a musical biopic and the story of a life. full review
It simply rocks. In every way, an exceptional film. This is one of those rare gems you must not miss. full review
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.
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
The film ends, as it begins and largely unfolds, in a blaze of affectlessness. This is anomie as art. full review
Can 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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