You don’t have to know anything about Joy Division to grasp the mysterious sorrow at its heart.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
It's Corbijn, shooting with a poet's eye in a harshly stunning black-and-white, who cuts to the soul of Ian's life and music. You don't watch this movie, you live it.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
Control doesn't claim to know the reasons Curtis killed himself. The act of suicide poses the question why, but rarely answers it, leaving the living to wonder, and to grieve. And there's certainly grief to be had in Control, but also joy. Really.Read Full Review »
Control goes past the clichés of punk rock-god gloom to offer a snapshot of alienation that's shockingly humane.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Gene Seymour
Control keeps you riveted in ways that "24 Hour Party People" doesn't, primarily because of the investment of craft and conviction by all concerned.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Corbijn makes us achingly aware of the singer's talent, the haunting poetry of his songs and how, living in the gloomy culture he did, his passing was virtually inevitable.Read Full Review »
In essence, Control is a standard order biopic of a tormented artist. What makes the film interesting, if not unique, is the style in which director Anton Corbijn has elected to present it.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Ty Burr
The result is both a surprisingly lucid portrayal of clinical depression and dramatically a bit stiff.Read Full Review »
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