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Genre :

Drama, Biography

Release Date :

October 10, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Anton Corbijn

Starring :

Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, Harry Treadaway, James Pearson

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  Be the 1st!

3 of 5

“..you never feel there's enough of an internal struggle to become that emotionally involved..”
by Stuart McGurk [thelondonpaper]
4 of 5

“..the very best rock movies are hardly about rock music at all, and in this respect Control is up there with Performance and Last Days..”
by Damon Wise [Empire Magazine]
“..deserves to be seen on as big a screen as possible..”
by Boyd van Hoeij [european-films.net]
5 of 5

“..a hugely enjoyable, impressively directed biopic with superb performances, a great script and stunning photography..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
“..a beautifully shot, moving and truly engrossing film about Ian Curtis..”
by Lewis Beale [Film Journal International]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Richard Mowe [Boxoffice Magazine]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]

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