SnoopyStyle It's 1973 Macclesfield, England. Ian Curtis (Sam Riley) is a quiet enigmatic student. He marries Debbie Woodruff (Samantha Morton) in 1975. He works as an employment agent. On June 4, 1976, they attend a small Sex Pistols concert. Also in attendance are Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Terry Mason. Ian joins them as their lead singer. They call themselves Warsaw and eventually Joy Division.There is a sense of disconnection from this movie and a mystery about Ian Curtis. Sam Riley's performance, the long takes, and the black and white photography all make Ian an enigma. It's a slow burn but compelling. The tone is sad and respectful. It's very fitting of the band and its music.

plewes-94772 Shot gorgeously in black and white, Anton Corbijn presents an evocative, multi-dimensional portrait of Ian Curtis which is as beautiful as it is dark.Yorkshire-born actor Sam Riley steals the show, appearing two parts Ian Curtis and one part Pete Doherty. Cruel, difficult and somehow alone despite being constantly surrounded by band members as well as Debbie and Annike, Riley's Curtis cuts an enigmatic figure who you cannot take your eyes off.Over its 122 minutes, Control sets up the final scene with aplomb. There is no way out, there is only one way it could end (even if you don't know the story). Bleak, but brilliant.

radio-head-943-46030 for me,the main point of making a movie about Ian Curtis,would be to portray his troubled mind and to show us the viewer his troubled soul.very much like the book.watching this movie though,we never go deep into his mind.so by the Well known climax,are left empty with no justifications for his actions.When we all know that in his mind he was a troubled soul.Its frustrating because the film should of told us the depth of his soul and i feel it failed miserably.it felt very much not about Ian Curtis.just a story of a pop singer and all the usual clichés.Also because of the lack of depth in to Ian's problems,i found myself feeling Sorry for his wife,which in a way Really was not the point with this film.the obvious point was to highlight Ian and his mind and mental illness.so Really was a chance missed to portray this man.

richwgriffin-227-176635 I was really disappointed by this movie. I have been watching many British and irish independent films that I haven't seen before. This film won several British Independent Film Awards, and I am really surprised by these accolades. The film, for me anyway, was dull and unexceptional. The performances were monosyllabic (slow slow slow). I didn't particularly care about any of these characters and I wanted to do so. I was particularly shocked that Toby Kebbell somehow won the supporting actor/actress BIFA award - where is he in this movie? His Rob is only in the movie for 3 or 4 minutes, as far as I can tell - his one-liners fall flat to me and there is no character development whatsoever. I've enjoyed Samantha Morton so much in so many wonderful movies but she's dull and lifeless here. I was especially disappointed in Sam Riley's central performance - he has no charisma. Either the camera loves you or it doesn't (for example, I saw The History Boys on stage and Samuel Barnett radiated stage performance energy; then I saw the movie, and the camera simply loved Dominic Cooper - it's the whole Marilyn Monroe thing, when she can't remember her lines but the camera loves her so much it doesn't matter). The music isn't my type of music but it's O.K. I didn't hate the music. Has Anton Corbijn directed any more movies? He won both the best director BIFA award and the Best Debut director award as well - but why? All four of the other films that were nominated for Best Independent Film were exceptionally good: Eastern Promises, Hallam Foe, Notes On A Scandal and When Did You Last See Your Father? Sarah Gavron's direction of Brick Lane was lyrical and beautiful and the other 3 nominees were David Cronenberg for Eastern Promises, David MacKenzie for Hallam Foe (seek this movie out, it's a real gem starring Jamie Bell of Billy Elliot fame), and Anand Tucker for When Did You Last See Your Father? (this last one is the most traditional and seems more mainstream to me). But I didn't start to watch this movie thinking I wouldn't care for it; I almost always stick with it (although I didn't with In The Loop, which I hated hated hated). It's interesting to read the different opinions on here about these movies. If there were a heaven, for me it would be getting to see all the movies, theatre, and listen to all the music I haven't gotten around to in this lifetime! (: