Control Critic Reviews

You don’t have to know anything about Joy Division to grasp the mysterious sorrow at its heart.Read the full review

One of the most perceptive of rock music biopics.Read the full review

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 the full review

Control goes past the clichés of punk rock-god gloom to offer a snapshot of alienation that's shockingly humane.Read the full review

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 the full review

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 the full review

The result is both a surprisingly lucid portrayal of clinical depression and dramatically a bit stiff.Read the 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 the full review

The story of Control's creation is the story of great potential, squandered. Joy Division fans should be able to relate.Read the full review