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The thing about biopics is that to be able to enjoy them, the subject either must've had a very interesting life, that you emotionally connect with the subject or that you were already a fan of said subject, unfortunately for me of the three, only the emotional connection was present and even that wasn't that big.
So I did enjoy this but not that much; nevertheless the quality of the film alone is why I give this film three stars,…
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Second Week of Adapted April Challenge
Again, I haven't read the book from which this movie was adapted, but I've read somethings about Ian Curtis life and since I'm a big Joy Division fan I really enjoyed this movie.
The movie is really beautiful, with a good use of black and white and the acting is really great. Specially the lead, who plays Curtis.
Although I think you'll enjoy more this film if you're a Joy Division fan, I think you can really appreciate this movie for what it is, since the film is really well made and you can connect to the characters.
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Very well-made and effective film about the troubled career and too-short life of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. Anton Corbijn's direction is excellent and Sam Riley brings wonderful depth to the role of Curtis. While the film isn't stunning or exceptional, it is a more-than-decent biopic made by the right people in the right way. Superb.
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I can't say enough good things about this. There is a light, genuine rawness to the film that Corbijn has directed. Sam Riley puts in a wonderful performance as Ian Curtis - tender, emotional, heavy - along with a perfectly sufficient surrounding cast. Corbijn's choice to film in B&W is interesting from the outside, but after seeing the film, it just feels...natural. It feels right for the subject. The characters were stuck in that era, but Corbijn doesn't sacrifice any…
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The story of one of music’s brightest stars, Joy Division, is as blistering in its brevity as it is in its honesty. Sam Riley is amazing as Ian, lead singer of the band who came to be synonymous with all that is amazing in post punk, and in music in general. Riley doesn’t concern himself with strict character impersonations, which makes his performance all the more powerful, but when he is on stage during the concert sequences it’s uncanny. Corbijn…
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I was most impressed by the sound of the live music in this film. They made great use of the room sound, which really put the music into the space, rather than flattening everything out as more commonly happens. It also helped that the actors learned to play the songs and performed them live for the camera. I've also long been a fan of Corbijn's contrasted black & white photography, which he successfully translates to film here. Fantastic.
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Film 4 of the Adapted April Challenge
This really didn't do it for me.
It is slow moving, not particularly interesting and I really had a hard time paying attention.
It all just felt too quiet and contemplative and I really didn't care about the story.
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Installment in my Adapted April Challenge
"The wheels on the struggle bus go round and round, round and round. The wheels on the struggle bus go round and round, all through the town."
All aboard the struggle bus. I don't think I've ever struggled getting through a film as much as this one. I flat out didn't enjoy any of it. Bored from start to finish. By only 30mins in I was dying for this to end.
I don't mind…
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devastatingly intimate portrait of narcissism and self-destruction. i do not understand how sam riley hasn't made another great movie since. samantha morton was in synecdoche but that's still not enough. they're both STAGGERINGLY good, and they have at least a dozen amazing scenes together sprinkled throughout. if letterboxd had the ability to make lists of scenes within movies i would do a top 12 scenes between sam and sam in control. even though anton corbijn had a fruitful relationship with…
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I had known who the director is thanks to my knowledge of U2 and I decided to watch it about two years ago without knowing anything about Joy Division or Ian Curtis and then I wanted to know so much more and was blown away by the music and the sound of it plus the way it was filmed. This is up there with one of the best biopics because it doesn't try to follow his whole life like some…