Devasted

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2007)

The first time I heard of Control was on a blog about the Cannes Film Festival, so as a Joy division's fan I couldn't wait to see it. When I knew that it was featured in Cannes and somewhere in Milan, my friends and I could not miss it. Well we were all blown away, I think devastated is the right word for how we felt after it. We cried, we did not speak for at least an hour.
Before watching the film I only knew that Corbijn was a photographer and it's quite comprehensible since the photography is perfect, it's a great choice the black and white.
Sam Riley as Ian Curtis is simply great, he's much better as an actor than a musician =P , he catches Curtis' tormented soul brilliantly. Samantha Morton is good as always, even if I must admit that I found Deborah Curtis pretty annoying.
Well, in the end I think it's quite clear that I loved this film, I'm looking forward the official release to see it again and again, but I'm afraid ( for not to say sure) that here in Italy we'll have to wait a long time as always. Damn.