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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 14 Nov 2007

Where many biopic actors simply dress like the subject and re-enact his or her life, Riley truly conveys Ian's heart and soul…

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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 14 Nov 2007

The film's examination of Curtis' seeming passivity from a distance grants his mythology%u2014as damaged, resistant rock star%u2014a kind of…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 08 Nov 2007

It's not as overwhelmingly dark and depressing as might be expected…

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By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for Arizona Daily Star (983) on 08 Nov 2007

Curtis' story is scant and unremarkable, filled with every rock 'n roll cliché save for drug addiction, but Corbijn treats it as though it's…

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By John Wenzel (20) for Denver Post (1,096) on 03 Nov 2007

The film nails both the malaise and creative vigor of Curtis' short, bruised and chillingly relatable life…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 03 Nov 2007

Sam Riley, a newcomer to the big screen who portrays Curtis with eerie accuracy, has the stringy, underfed looks of a schoolboy in the midst…

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By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 02 Nov 2007

Control is a brilliant feature debut by Corbijn, and a compelling portrait of the life and art of the late Ian Curtis…

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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 26 Oct 2007

A work of art disguised as a rock-star biography, it's an evocative portrait of an iconic outsider and the place that he tried to transcend…

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By Tom Keogh (466) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 25 Oct 2007

Control suffers a bit from a touch of dry art-house-movie self-consciousness…

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By Peter Hartlaub (620) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 25 Oct 2007

Director Anton Corbijn seems determined not to let the music get in the way of the human story, and his fervor goes too far…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 25 Oct 2007

Control doesn't claim to know the reasons Curtis killed himself…

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By Liz Braun (961) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 25 Oct 2007

Control is never less than completely engaging. The film is visually mesmerizing…

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By Terry Lawson (645) for Detroit Free Press (942) on 25 Oct 2007

Riley gives a star-making performance as the complicated Curtis, and gets more points for convincing director Corbijn, who has shot the film…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 25 Oct 2007

The result is both a surprisingly lucid portrayal of clinical depression and dramatically a bit stiff…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 24 Oct 2007

Though it follows the usual biopic formula, Corbijn's stark, black-and-white widescreen visual scheme restores some of the story's real power…

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By Bill White (195) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 24 Oct 2007

Control is director Anton Corbijin's first feature, and he too frequently makes the mistake of falling back on his rock video skills…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 24 Oct 2007

The cast is excellent, particularly Riley and Morton and, as Joy Division’s brash manager, Toby Kebbell…

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By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 20 Oct 2007

A tragic and overtly personal story about an ultra-sensitive artist of the 70s who finds his instincts push him beyond his comfort zone, and…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 17 Oct 2007

Control honors its subject’s eternal self-doubt by honing in on that truth and leaving the legend to others…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 12 Oct 2007

Though it comes off as a rather familiar and superficial story of a rocker's rise and fall, it has enough style-- and...intensity--to compensate…

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