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  Review by Shikhar Verma ★★★★½ 14

  The colour scheme is fuckin' black & white, and they fuckin' speak as if there's a golden shite. The fuckin' movies are all overblown, the fuckin' powers and all those fuckin' guns. The fuckin' people are fuckin' stupid, they fuckin' talk as if they know it.

  The fuckin' music is fuckin' fucked, what sadness can give, not a fuckin' thing could. The fuckin' love is fuckin' unreal, with all the fuckin' dance and all them fuckin' seals.

  The fuckin' cigarette is not going to fuckin' help, coz' them love-birds are going to yelp. Though the fuckin' music stays alive, through the fuckin' rope and through the fuckin' blue eyes.

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  Review by amaya ★★★★ 3

  would recommend if you like joy division and/or pain and suffering

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  Review by russman ★★★½ 3

  I got an unknown amount of pleasure watching this

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  Review by Bruno ★★★★ 2

  When Im sad I normally just listen to sad music but today I decided to watch the sad film about the sad guy of the sad band I listen to when Im sad.

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  Review by Phoebe ★★½ 7

  I felt more emotional reading Ian Curtis' Wikipedia page than I did from watching this film. And it's a crying shame because his story is tragic and his music is beautiful.

  There is little to no character development at all in this; he falls out of love with Debbie for no apparent reason, he falls in love with Annik for no apparent reason, he has no chemistry with his band mates, he has no love for his daughter, and even the fear of his epilepsy is completely downplayed. Everything in this film just happens, so much so that you feel no empathy towards any of the characters, apart from Debbie, and none of their actions make sense. Luckily, because of…

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  Review by Sarah Jane 🔪 ★★★★ 14

  "Side effects include: drowsiness, apathy, and blurred vision... I'm taking two."

  Yes, fucking, please!

  Odd to use the word 'enjoy' when describing this film but I will. I enjoyed watching this. Anton Corbijn's black and white photography making the story all that more powerful. Bleak, depressing, desolate, cold, and lonely; these are words to describe both the look and content of the film.

  Even if you are not a Joy Division fan, you might already be familiar with their story from 2002's 24 Party People. In that film, you get an overview of their beginning and eventual rebirth as New Order. In Control, you get the more personal view of Ian Curtis.

  The performances by all the actors, including Samantha…

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  Review by Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸 ★★★★ 1

  "I am a believer in Joy Division. Fuckin' hallelujah!"

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  Review by dad ★★★★ 1

  so can u guys point out to me the exact moment in time where the rock star biopic subgenre went from this post-punk deliciousness to fucking bohemian rhapsody or

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  Review by stevie ★★★½

  beginning to think love will tear us apart again 😔

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  Review by Jizzmonkey ★★★ 2

  Poor Ian. Not only did he fail to attend his American Big Breakthrough Tour, but this lukewarm and unsympathetic movie was made about him as well. Worth a watch to see the fellow playing Ian do the freaky dance really well.

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  Review by Jaime Rebanal ★★★★ 3

  The idea of a biopic about Ian Curtis as directed by a photographer for Joy Division already in itself sounds so promising especially for Joy Division fans. Given as they are one of my all-time favourite bands, a part of my own experience of watching Control may have indeed been influenced by a partial bias rising from the music alone, but nevertheless, the story of Ian Curtis was always one that had broken my heart. Yet years after his own death, Joy Division's popularity and legacy has only remained so strong. Being a huge fan of their work it was a more harrowing experience than I remember it having been, when I was unfamiliar with Joy Division's work. After having…

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  Review by FredM ★★★½ 2

  Performances.
  Black and white cinematography.
  Intensity.

  All impeccable.

  However, the true star of this movie?

  Those bass lines.
  They send shivers down the spine.