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Plot Summary
Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970's England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions, that fuel his music, slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, with a daughter, he is distracted from his family commitments by a new love and the growing expectations of his band, Joy Division. The strain manifests itself in his health. With epilepsy adding to his guilt and depression, desperation takes hold. Surrendering to the weight on his shoulders, Ian's tortured soul consumes him.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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86%- Reviews Counted: 111
- Fresh: 96
- Rotten: 15
- Average Rating: 7.4/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Control" has an unmistakable pulse: a wiry, electric tension between the extraordinary spectacle of Curtis at maximum surge and the dented ordinariness of which his undear life, like ours, was mostly composed.
Fresh: Though Curtis is hopelessly dysfunctional, photographer-turned-filmmaker Anton 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.
Fresh: Sam Riley is fascinating as Curtis, a hypersensitive young man hobbled by his incurable disease, and Samantha Morton is poignant as his put-upon wife.
Fresh: The movie examines a life -- and a death -- without getting deep about it. The result is oddly exhilarating.
Customer Reviews
@ Curtis Joy
Curtis says this is one of his "favorite movies of all time," but because his iPod is having a problem, Apple is/was having a problem, or more than likely, Curtis Joy is just having a problem, he rates the movie with one star??? Not much Joy in this Curtis' life.
Sooo Awesome!
One of my favorite bands of all time.
Way ahead of their time. This guy is Ian Curtis reincarnated. Amazing movie. even If you have never heard of Joy Division you will love this movie
All the great musicians die so early.
RIP Ian
wow
ok so i bought it on my iPod because this one of my favorite movies of all time and now its saying it can't play it and now i waisted 9 dollars on it
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- Control (Music from the Motion Picture)
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