It's like a rabbit coming off the hat

Rating: 7/10 (21 October 2010)

This film is a surprise for being in black and white. I didn't know that they still make films in black and white. A movie from the year 2007 in black and white is very unusual. In fact, considering that nowadays's youth (and even many more grown up people) doesn't like to watch old movies (even lesser if they're in black and white), I am surprised that this was even made like this and even more with its success.
That said, it's time to talk about the movie in question. I watched it without knowing anything about it. In fact, once I realized it was in black and white, I thought it was a very old film, but I didn't take long to realize it wasn't old at all. The way it is made is anything but old.
My best friend loaned me the film. I have to admit that I knew nothing about the musician (Ian Curtis) and the band (Joy Division) in question. But with this film and later some research, I got to learn. To make a judgement on this band's type of music, they're very much like The Doors (Jim Morrison's band).
This movie is simply a biography of the singer and band in question, focusing on Ian Curtis's life between 1973 and 1980 (the year of his death). It deals mostly with his many personal problems, his marriage to Deborah (and a bit, but very little, on his baby's birth), the birth and rise of Joy Division, his epilepsy issue and his love affair with Annik, and his self-homicide (that is, his suicide). It closes with the words «Ian Curtis died May 18, 1980. He was 23 years old». The film's title comes from a Joy Division song, "She's Lost Control".
Is it a good movie? Well, this is a rather complicated film to judge, as it often happens with biographical films (of course, I am speaking for myself).