A story too primitive to be told

Rating: 5/10 (3 October 2018)

Boy falls in love with girl. Boy marries girl. Boy joins a band which ends up having success. Boy joining band is bad for the relationship, due to him being away from home. Boy's wife gives birth to a child. Band has more success. Band's success makes things worse, due to more gig's and time being away from home. Boy is cheating with another girl while being on tour. And in between all of this (which is the only thing that distinguish this story from others) is him being diagnosed with epilepsy, which along with his bad marriage, makes him depressed. So, my question is, what makes this story so freaking special? The changed environment? The "extra element" of epilepsy? This is the question I asked myself while watching this picture. And, given that absolutely nothing answers it, makes this movie very weak and trivial. It's old wine on new bottles - as it's called in Denmark.
I don't necessarily need action. I don't need speed-up movies. I've watched a lot of movies in my life, that many people might find primitive and trivial. And most of them I've actually liked. But, this one is so far out, it's makes most of them look like the Die Hard-trilogy on a good day. Is it sad that Ian Curtis felt the way he did? - yes. Is it sad that it led to him committing suicide? - of course. But, is it a story worth telling...? Not trying to trivialize suicide - not at all. But stories aren't about Beginning - End, it's about what's in between.
Watch it if you're a fan of Joy Division or Ian Curtis, otherwise leave it - it's not worth your time.